In January 2024, I asked an auditorium full of community college instructors to tell me which stage of grief resonated most when they thought about their relationship with AI. Here's what they said: 7%: Denial - AI is overrated. I'll just wait it out. 15%: Anger - AI is running amok and undermines critical thinking. 38%: Bargaining - I'd learn more about AI if I wasn't so darn busy. 3%: Depression - What I love about teaching is slipping away. 38%: Acceptance - I'm ready! Where's my AI teaching assistant? How do you think the results would shift if you posed this question to faculty today? Do you think your colleagues are feeling significantly *more* or *less* optimistic about AI than they were a year or two ago? If so, why? #facultydevelopment #ai #edtech