Artificial Intelligence starts to rapidly become an inseparable part of the educational process. Furthermore it is already a part of every student’s daily life. Even more often students use AI tools like ChatGPT for homework. Using AI correctly and wisely actually can enhance learning opportunities. However, students usually forget that the main purpose of education or homework is development of critical thinking and originality in general. Intensive use of AI in educational purposes raises questions about student dependency and academic integrity, so is it worth fighting against AI or to search for new teaching methods.
Sometimes it is hard for students to start writing a new essay from scratch or just answering homework questions, especially if the only time when already tired student full of daily absorbed information could do it is usually in the evening. As a result he finds an easier and faster way to finish homework – ChatGPT. The only thing he must do is give guidance to AI and the student’s headache is gone. Thus the dependency is forming. Man is a creature that always chooses the easiest way for his brain. At this point it is challenging to fight against yourself or strong desire to rest. The crucial negative point of student dependency is losing the ability of thinking independently. Longer student uses AI for his texts, the harder it gets to write something without any AI tools.
Let’s imagine being the only student who does not use ChatGPT for homework. Of course AI will always make better presentations, write smoother essays, but the thing is AI can not write as a person. However for some subjects the personal part is not necessary and teachers will not notice that presentation is made with AI, meanwhile for student who does not use AI sometimes it seems unfair. Getting the same grade or lower can be upsetting when you know you worked harder. It is important to remember that not grades indicate knowledge and experience, but attempts and work on the mistakes. Moreother rating AI works is a waste of time for teachers and for students, because students do not get the real rating of their abilities. That is why student integrity is still important in education.
As AI came in students daily life, the system of education should also be reviewed. AI tools enhance and decrease learning opportunities at the same time. Students can easily now find any information online per seconds, meanwhile the quality of information on the internet or that AI tools especially ChatGPT give is questionable. It is good for explaining things, but not as a source for writing precise works. AI can impact the educational quality in both ways, negative and positive, however it depends on how it is used. The impact that certainly will show up is students’ disability to read and work with long texts. Social media has already started information shortening and AI just helps with it. People now are more likely to consume short and abstract information which AI and social media gives than longer and deeper information from books or articles.
To sum up, AI can potentially enhance learning opportunities, but students should use it wisely. One significant thing to keep in mind is that every homework is given for improving personal and academic features, and it is student’s choice to prioritise his aspirations.