By Dom Daniele, Student Writer
AI is being used more by students since it was introduced. It is being more integrated with everyday life, and is becoming a question of how AI is affecting students in school.
AI has been around for a long time since the 1900s, but it has made significant advancements in recent years.
According to an article from Campbell Academic Technology Service called “AI in Higher Education: A Meta Summary of Recent Surveys of Students and Faculty, “said that from a study of 11,706 undergraduate students from 15 different countries, 80 percent of them use AI for their studies.
Students were interviewed at ECC about AI.
Logan Priowetz, an ECC student, shared his experience with AI.
“I use AI for my work, I use AI for my research and I use it to make study guides to help me study,” said Priowetz.
Most students are okay with the use of AI in their schools, but they are also concerned about the lack of knowledge on AI.
Carter Kellock, another student from ECC, said that AI was helpful and that it can be used for checking stuff.
Max Gross, current ECC student, shared about how AI helps him with his studies.
“I use AI to help me with my classes,” said Gross. “As long as a person can still learn from what they’re learning and not cheat on a test, then it should be fine.”
Students are concerned about AI as it is very new and ever-changing as time goes on. AI is used by students for many different things: to look for sources, corrections, check spelling and can even be used to help find solutions to math equations.
“There was this one night that I used AI to find a solution for a math problem. It was late at night and (I) couldn’t contact the teacher,” said Kellock. “So I used it to figure out how to solve a math problem.”
AI is not only used to help them with their work, but is also used for seeking help that wasn’t available. Students are not fully aware of what the rules are for AI as there are hardly any at the moment.
Campus Life and Leadership Director Andy Klingensmith shared his thoughts on AI.
“AI for Students is like the internet for people in the 80s and 90s. It’s new, and there wasn’t much done to figure out what the rules were,” said Klingensmith.
This is a time for students and teachers to learn about the era of AI and what should be done about it.
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