A Student's Guide to using AI Responsibly

It's 11 pm, you have a massive stack of notes to review, but you're paralyzed by the thought of starting your paper. Your first instinct might be, let AI do it. Here's the truth: there are only a few keystrokes between Al as a powerful academic tool and grounds for academic misconduct.

- BY JERSEY DENISE MANAHAN

The key isn't letting AI do the work for you, but working with it. Leverage it to enhance your skills, streamline your process, and make your studying more efficient. The idea that we can just copy-paste our way to a passing grade is exactly why AI has such a bad reputation in school, and a waste of a six-digit tuition fee, I might add.

This article explores the use of AI as a study partner that never gets tired and has convenient access to a vast amount of information. Let's transition from passively completing our schoolwork to actively utilizing the resources at our disposal.

The mind shift from “cheating” to “studying smarter”

You’re probably thinking: Is there even a difference? When AI tools started booming, I was the biggest hater, but then I realized I could use them effectively. The secret wasn’t about relying on it; it was about using it to spark my neurons. Think of it like this: AI can help you navigate, but you’re still the one flying the plane. With that in mind, here are the three rules I live by now.

AI is a thought partner, not a thought replacement