On the one hand I agree with you and think school shouldn’t allow for sloppy thinking and relying on effortless work such as prompting, copying and pasting. And yet we have no idea where this will take is nor have we any idea if it will be 100% bad, we assume so and I tend catch myself do this too. But once the storm settles this could open us up to a new chapter in education for example. Mainstream AI may evolve beyond ChatGPT at some point and if that happens humans will have a very different place in history.
I have a concern about a tragedy of the commons type situation. How many students is this going to force into cheating in this manner in order to remain competitive? I think a lot, if we aren't incredibly strict right away. It could ruin academic culture in the US, which was generally very good when I was in school (as in, cheating was taken very seriously and was socially frowned upon by students as well as faculty). I don't think the benefits of AI are so great at this time as to make that a risk worth taking.
I agree with you and that’s most concerning, studens who don’t intend on cheating may have to in order to stay competitive. But maybe the method of testing needs to change. Again, only time will tell how this all will play out. Pocket calculators were probably a concern for education when they came out and yet things evolved in a way that worked out. Personally I highly dislike oral examinations but maybe they’ll make a comeback and AI technology will play a part in students training for it.
