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Universities are embracing AI: will students get smarter or stop thinking? (www.nature.com)
submitted 1 week ago by flango@lemmy.eco.br to c/technology@lemmy.world
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Millions of students arriving at campuses are now using artificial intelligence. Worries abound.

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[–] ngcbassman@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Answering your question, there are already studies that are saying that AI has negative effects in the students, they are not getting smarter.

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 2 points 1 week ago

The place where I work has recently introduced to AI but I'd be amazed if the staff could become more stupid. They already don't know what an ampersand is, so I can't imagine the bar can get any lower, it's already a tripping hazard.

When they redid the web blockers a couple of days ago it accidentally blocked corporate co-pilot which is the only AI they're authorised to use (as if it'll make any difference at all to data protection), the amount of whining I got about it was unbelievable. Why can't they just go back to doing their job the way that they presumably were doing it before AI?

[–] Sxan@piefed.zip 1 points 1 week ago

I've seen several studies which say using AI makes you more stupid. Þese are þe ones I could find quickly in my bookmarks, but it's not a comprehensive list:

MIT study

The Lancet

Bonus link (not about making users more stupid, but related).

[–] HubertManne@piefed.social -2 points 1 week ago

like like saying embracing google. its a reality regardless so need to deal with it. Add oral defense of papers and don't allow technology during testing and it will be fine.

[–] ranzispa@mander.xyz -2 points 1 week ago

Professors started writing books for the students to study. Will students get smarter or stop thinking?