Higher-education leaders and vendors are advancing human-centered AI principles while operationalizing AI-driven teaching tools, including faculty 'avatars' that can deliver course content in multiple languages. Thought leaders recommend instituting choice, transparency and escalation mechanisms so AI serves learners and augments—not replaces—human relationships on campus. Gies College of Business at the University of Illinois rolled out avatar technology that can present faculty lectures in other languages after a short studio session, maintaining faculty consent and intellectual-property controls. Education technology providers and policy groups emphasize clear disclaimers about AI’s role, human escalation triggers for sensitive topics, and student choice—practical guardrails that institutions must embed to preserve trust while scaling AI in curricula and student services. For readers: 'avatar' denotes a faculty digital twin used to deliver recorded or AI-generated instruction.