Resisting the easy road offered by AI in higher ed: Opinion

In a recent article for Maclean’s, university student Charlotte MacDonald discusses her experience rejecting the “easy road” offered by ChatGPT. MacDonald describes how she has seen students using AI to respond to discussion questions, complete assignments, and achieve “glowing grades [while] still get[ting] a full night’s sleep.” However, she asserts that this use of AI comes at the cost of the point of university: “to broaden our minds and push ourselves to do difficult things.” She concludes by sharing the hope she has gained from working at a university student newspaper with other students who are rejecting AI use, writing that “being in a room full of people who still care about their own voice” reminds her that the “future is still as bright as it ever was.”