"A week later, 50 papers come in. And, like clockwork, about 10 look similar. (It is usually about 10% of them). I put them up on the big screen. I don't say a word. I just let the silence work. (I watch the blood drain out of some of their faces.) The class sees it instantly. Same structure. Same voice. Same hollow depth."
"That's when I explain: this is what happens when you let a machine that is essentially a stochastic probabilistic auto complete engine sitting atop the same technology sucking up the identical database eating itself and being fed the same prompt looks like. This is what happens when you outsource your ability to think and let a machine do your thinking for you."
Artificial intelligence is reshaping education by increasing student dependence on automated tools and raising concerns about originality, critical thinking, and long-term career readiness. Computer science and IT graduates may understand less about underlying systems when AI performs core tasks. Instructors are encountering near-identical AI-generated submissions that undermine assessment and learning. Some technology professors are pushing back against classroom use of AI to preserve foundational skills. The tension requires balancing tech literacy and practical AI skills with preserving independent thinking, ethical practice, and data privacy protections for students and institutions.
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