How relying on AI can negatively affect students
AI is a powerful tool for students and non-students alike. It saves time, helps with homework, and is arguably efficient. But what is the cost of artificial intelligence? Students are becoming too reliant on it. Once upon a time, when students were assigned research essays, they would research a topic, and then write up and edit their paper until it was ready to submit. Procrastinators may have had to forgo the editing bit, but they would’ve still dedicated at least some time and effort to their assigned task. Whether you spent three weeks or three hours, you put in the work. Nowadays, students can submit papers by lifting their fingers just long enough to type a topic and press enter. People who abuse AI to do the...
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March 2025
Correction: In the Feb. 19, 2025 students’ council meeting article, vice-president (student life) was incorrectly titled vice-president (student finance).
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