Educators Debate Whether AI in Classroom Is Hurting Student Learning Development

Educators are still attempting to keep pace with their students’ use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the classroom and are having difficulty slowing utilization. Some experts say the focus has shifted from how to prevent students from using AI for their classroom assignments to whether students using AI are developing skill sets or just adding to their grade point average while diminishing their writing ability. A recent study from Tyton Partners found that 75 percent of college students who currently use AI in their studies say they will continue to use it even if their professors or college institutions ban it. The survey of approximately 1,600 students and 1,000 faculty across more than 600 unique higher education institutions showed tensions between how students use AI in their studies and what their faculty allows....