As a journalism colleague once said to me... if one party says it's sunny and one says it's raining, journalists should not just report on what "both sides" say.

They should look out the window.

Not enough characters in a single skeet to account for all the problems!

I dislike the calculator comparison, though I see it a lot.

A calculator requires you to still understand what math is needed. If you don't know how to solve a differential equation, a calculator is useless.

That's a far cry from just asking AI to solve the problem for you.

Sounds like a good story to cover up faults in your design.

Or, as your bio says, producing "work that prioritizes individual fulfillment and societal impact."

"What benefits are there to not using it?"

Smaller carbon footprint. Basic factual accuracy. Using my brain. Producing something original. Respect for copyright and intellectual property. Students thinking for themselves.

Basically, the benefits of being human.

I spent the better part of finals grading begging for an awkward sentence or syntax error to indicate that I was at least reading student/human writing.

The AI generated slop is so cold and lifeless.

I tried to make this point when asked to serve on a committee tasked with writing new guidelines for AI use in research and creative activity.

Guess what isn't in the guidelines.

Update!

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And yet, someone will almost certainly fall for it. 😬