Nowadays, everywhere is riddled with little “developing robotic brains” that gradually gather information and grow in power and knowledge. The result? Software that is capable of talking and answering questions in a humanesque kind of way. I remember when AI came to the masses, what a mess! It felt like no software could provide an accurate output – it was truly a laughingstock for the skeptics. However, a problem arose: They got good.
While there are numerous scenarios I can talk about in this article, a heavily discussed situation is the use of AI for getting homework done. Our web technician, Liz, went over some insights that we should not overlook when discussing the ethical conduct of using these databases on steroids to get our work done for us. Unfortunately, the quick advent of this technology made us lag in putting out restrictions to ensure a just development of the tool.
The issue, unfortunately, is that the morality of some students speaks louder at times. Using AI sounds like a fantastic way to reduce the workload of a boring class, fantastic enough to not consider how it also renders the purpose of said class useless. Why even pay and attend classes if you are proving that you are not capable of doing the job you are supposed to? Why bother studying if you are literally showing your teacher that a machine can do your work, not only faster, but also better than you?
Colleges find ways to fight back this AI-plagiarism, but the code-written biology paper a random high-schooler handed over is not the real problem. The true concern is the growing dependence on this software to do anything. Studying is an exercise for your brain. It is a healthy, and crucial activity that helps people develop. Having all of the thinking done by 1s and 0s is obviously harmful to our own minds.
The keyword for this article is laziness. In today’s society, you can do all of the things that prevent your body and mind from wear and effort, but should you really? Should we, as humans, just give up on trying to push ourselves to become more knowledgeable, with stronger minds and independence? If so, might as well just leave The Clarion articles to be written by ChatGPT or whatever. I’m sure they know how to use WordPress.
Jay Mazega
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