Letter: How to use AI beneficially?

I’m writing to raise some concerns about artificial intelligence usage. Over 70 percent of high school students report using AI to assist with their assignments. In a millisecond, there is an assignment ready to be graded. Although AI is incredibly convenient, we must consider its impact on students.

Critical thinking is defined as evaluating information and forming your own perspective. Constantly using AI, students are losing this skill, which is a growing concern. Critical thinking is very important as it applies to a student’s academic and emotional life.

Our society is heavily influenced by the media. Therefore, it’s important to recognize reliable news from misinformation, and be able to form your own opinion. AI does all the thinking, and that puts students at risk of the inability to have their own independent thinking. It becomes especially dangerous in students’ hands as many view AI as a credible source. Nevertheless, the old saying remains, you can’t believe everything you see on television.

As AI’s role is becoming significant in daily lives, it is diminishing aspects of human life and connection. This brings us to a question that must be discussed: How do we use artificial intelligence beneficially?