“Artificial intelligence is the science of making machines that can think like humans” (Pattam, 2022). AI processes enormous amounts of data, humans aren’t capable of analyzing this amount of data. However, AI tools analyze this data to make decisions and judge like humans (Pattam, 2022). Despite all the positive effects AI could have on education, in this essay the primary focus is on the negative sides of AI in education.
Various concerns regarding AI in educations have been expressed by multiple parties involved with education. The first concern would be that students are less capable of critical thinking (Musau, 2023). ChatGPT could write an essay within a few seconds, some adjustments and students have ‘wrote’ an essay (Jumphost. 2023). Of course, students will check the ChatGPT output before submitting. However, the basis is generated by ChatGPT. It is very hard to change your mind about the input when it is already there. Students aren’t struggling anymore to write down their ideas of an essay. If a sentence is not well structured, ChatGPT will help rewrite. How to write a good conclusion, ChatGPT can help. All things students would be normally be struggling with, discovering their writing style, ChatGPT takes all this creativity and struggle away.
Loss of creativity (Musau, 2023) is another concern. How hard will students think when the output is already there. Come up with new innovations, business ideas or a company’s strategy, by asking ChatGPT for ideas, creativity get lost. Despite the fact that students only will use ChatGPT as an inspiration, it is unlikely that the final idea is not in one of the suggestions ChatGPT gave. But what if students would struggle to find an idea themselves, wouldn’t this create more unique ideas?
It could be harder to develop social skills (Musau, 2023). Less face-to-face contact, in which topics can be discussed in detail. The discussion will most likely be online. Also, if there is a discussion students will just “ask ChatGPT”. Developing those soft skills can become harder by doing everything online.
Of course, every one of you reading this essay will use ChatGPT almost every day. I still would recommend you all to think first before asking everything to ChatGPT. Let’s be unique and not became small waking versions of ChatGPT.
References
Jumphost. (2023, May 15). ChatGPT can hinder students’ critical thinking skills – The Queen’s Journal. The Queen’s Journal. https://www.queensjournal.ca/chatgpt-can-hinder-students-critical-thinking-skills/
Musau, E. (2023, April 26). AI and Education: Will AI Make our Kids Dumber? A Critical Overview of AI and Its Potential Impact on Future Generation. www.linkedin.com. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/ai-education-make-our-kids-dumber-critical-overview-its-esther-musau/
Pattam, A. (2022, September 27). Artificial Intelligence, defined in simple terms. HCLTech. https://www.hcltech.com/blogs/artificial-intelligence-defined-simple-terms#:~:text=Artificial%20intelligence%20is%20the%20science,decisions%2C%20and%20judge%20like%20humans.
