Artificial Intelligence has become one of the hottest topics in the education industry. Many of the young generation uses AI for their academics regardless of the field of study. After all, AI is now capable of acing difficult medical and law school exams in a flash.
Doesn’t confiding in such a capable tool for almost no cost sound appealing? In comparison to hiring tutors, or paying a semester’s worth of tuition, it may be. If you think so too, then you might have the wrong mindset on the purpose of being in college.
Just think about the consequences if everyone got their degree by using only AI. Education was set in place for humans to nurture the needed knowledge and skills to function in society. It was not meant for millions of students all over the world to paste questions in AI.
If students were to do so, it’s almost a given that they won’t learn a thing at all. Many students obtain their learning skills by memory, practice and studying, but now, their studying is centered around AI.
Perhaps the gamification of education is what initially led us astray, where at some point, most of us cared only about getting our degrees and good grades.
Think ahead into the future when the workforce is mostly replaced by the new generation. Will these students have relied on AI to get them through school?
Would you trust them to build your house? Would you trust them to operate life-threatening surgery? If your answer is to rely on AI then you should rethink.
Of course, AI is a part of most of our lives now, and there’s no going back. However, we can choose to use AI as a resource rather than fully rely on it. For example, use AI as a research tool, then use the researched information to solve the given question or problem. Also, use AI to brainstorm ideas or to explain a certain concept.
According to ChatGPT, “Using ChatGPT or any other Al language model as a tool for assistance with homework can be acceptable, but there are important considerations. It’s crucial for students to understand that relying solely on Al for homework may hinder their learning and academic development.”
Take a moment to step back and rethink your purpose of going to college. AI no doubt will become even better, it’s up to each one of us to be wise, or to go brain dead. AI will continue to advance, but for the time being, use it wisely. If not, you may suffer consequences.
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