Comment by maerF0x0
12 hours ago
> many of them can no longer brainstorm, code, think deeply, or write
I believe this is the real crux of the issue. We often turn the target to things like "Can johnny Add, Read a book, or recite dates" which are only proxy measures for important things like "Can johnny solve a numerical problem presented to him, can he synthesize information, or can he think critically about what is occurring around him?" .
If students use AI to accomplish goals I do not see it an issue. If they cannot figure out how to use tools, or what their goals are-- that is a major issue!
An analogy of my point is that I don't want to focus on cursive in the age of computers keyboards, and I dont want to focus on abacus skills when a pocket calculator is like $5.
If students are allowed to use AI to accomplish their goals, then I think the real question is why should they go to an expensive university for four years to learn how to ask AI to do something?
very fair question. But that's on the university not the students, as in the faculty shouldn't be complaining about the students, but adapting with the times.