The claim chosen is the idea of how students around the globe use AI to complete assignments, and use it as a tool. Over the years, it has impacted how much a student is actually learning because they have been using AI to complete most assignments. Students in middle school, high school, and college have had access to AI intelligence for several years, but recently it has become extremely well known around the world. Now, students have regularly used AI or Chat GPT to complete work for them, rather than using it as a learning tool. There are several concerns around the rise of AI and one of them being students aren't properly learning because they are using tools like this to complete their work. “Use of A.I. removes the student’s need to think, which is very dangerous. If students grow up without using their brains then they definitely won’t be able to use them later,” (New York Times). It's become extremely well known how much AI can negatively or positively impact a student's mind, one being students are working their minds the same way older generations had to do to learn.
“One of the negative consequences AI is having on students is that it is hurting their ability to develop meaningful relationships with teachers, the report finds. Half of the students agree that using AI in class makes them feel less connected to their teachers,”(EducationWeek). If you aren’t constantly engaged in the classroom, and asking your teacher questions, you are creating a healthy bond with your teacher and classmates. Some argue that AI can be a helpful learning tool, and many students use it as a study tool, and write things in their own words, improving their writing skills. Many teachers have claimed that they have taught students to use AI in a responsible way, but the counter argument would be there is always a temptation to use it as an easy way out of an assignment. Some have also claimed that they believe AI should not be included in classrooms at all. “They put in little to no effort and they struggle a bit when it comes to the tests and quizzes. Learning how to use A.I., on the other hand, can be a good thing, but I think it should be kept far from school related things,”(New York Times). Even though there are several arguments if AI should be considered a positive or negative tool, both sides balance in the middle, the middle being AI is affecting young adults minds and development. “Someone needs to start talking about how adolescent brains work and what teens need to be doing in order to fully develop their prefrontal cortex,” (New York Times). Overall, there are many questions and concerns going around about AI harming how much a student is learning in the classrooms today, and how much it has negatively and positively impacted the world today.
