AI Is Booming on Campus, But Critics Overlook the Real Reasons Students Embrace It

AI Is Booming on Campus, But Critics Overlook the Real Reasons Students Embrace It

In recent years, artificial intelligence has become a lightning rod in debates over the future of higher education. News coverage often paints a grim picture: students, supposedly abandoning critical thinking, are using tools like ChatGPT to cheat their way through degrees. Yet, as student and award-winning writer Elsie McDowell argues, this narrative overlooks the deeper…