Overview

• A Chicago high school graduate describes routine AI use for essays, math solutions, study guides and translations, noting classmates often felt no guilt.
• Surveys cited by The Globe and Mail found about 90% of college students were using ChatGPT within two months of its 2022 release.
• An MIT Media Lab study referenced in the coverage warns that depending on AI for writing can create cognitive debt and weaken deeper learning.
• Historian Niall Ferguson advocates AI‑free hours during the academic day and a return to invigilated written and oral exams.
• NYU’s Conor Grennan argues that AI can strengthen learning if courses and grading are redesigned to set higher expectations and integrate the tools responsibly.