Faculty and admissions officers are pushing back on unstructured AI use: a higher‑education practitioner who is a heavy AI user argued generative tools should be barred from classroom learning to protect the developmental work of writing, while MBA admissions experts say 2026 will be defined by video assessments and new measures to detect AI‑polished applications. Business schools are increasing video components and screening for homogenized, over‑edited submissions; faculty are redesigning assignments to require process documentation and in‑class work. The combined signals mean institutions will likely accelerate policy-setting, tool bans or integration protocols and invest in training faculty to evaluate AI‑assisted work.