Kassandra Zeni ‘27
EE Staff Writer
With the rise of technology at an all time high currently, AI has snuck its way into school systems and is making impacts on students every day. Although it is a quicker and easier way in how we work, it is also leaving a negative impact on the way we learn.
Although it is used by both students and teachers, it seems to leave the biggest mark on students. When we are unaware of the answer to a question, instead of figuring it out on our own, we can simply type your question into ChatGPT, or any artificial intelligence website, and find answers in the quickest way possible. We often do this without verifying our information, or understanding what we are really saying. Even though it may seem the easiest solution, it isn’t always the most logical.
Quickly using AI to find an answer without having to do much research may do little to no harm, however, students are starting to rely on AI websites in classes everyday. As a student, I see my peers using ChatGPT to complete the majority of their assignments every day. They immediately copy and paste the information they were given into the assignment with failure to even read it over or confirm what they’re saying. Ultimately, it is reducing their engagement in problem solving, as well as stripping away their individual independent thought, and as a result, their creativity as well.
Even though the use of AI might seem like the best choice at a given time, what we don’t consider is the future consequences we might be facing. Our ability to think for ourselves and creatively problem-solve will be permanently damaged, all from the constant use of Artificial Intelligence. We need to start focusing on the deeper meaning behind the things we say, unlike the surface-level information that AI provides for us, and stop leaning on AI for help when we aren’t sure of something.
As the highschoolers and middle school students of the current digital age reach their adult life, we will start to find ourselves asking for AI when we don’t know the answer. I mean, really, do we want our future doctors to be pulling up ChatGPT when performing something serious? No. So it’s our responsibility to throw out the Artificial Intelligence that is clouding our brains and start to think with our own, very real, brain.