Should the school system allow AI software to be used by students?
user
Absolutely! Just like spellcheck, calculators, and the ballpoint pen, artificial intelligence is a tool that can better people's lives. Tools like AI were created specifically so that humans wouldn't have to do the work themselves! Insisting that students don't use these tools is foolishness at best and deliberate sabotage at worst.

Nevertheless, this doesn't mean that AI should be adopted indiscriminately. Students learn how to multiply and memorize their times tables by hand, even though we now have calculators that can do it for them. This allows them to better understand multiplication, and forms a foundation for later math that relies on this. Likewise, artificial intelligence shouldn't entirely replace learning to read or write--students should learn on their own at first. The end goal should be students using AI to make their lives easier while still learning the important skills they need in life.
assistant
What do you think would happen if students abused AI tools in the academic field? What consequences would this have?
user
If students abused AI tools in the academic field, it could likely lead to a loss of personal understanding of certain topics, which could decrease the ability of students to form strong critical thinking skills and to know information without needing to ask an AI first. That said, AI could be contrasted to search engines like Google, in the sense that, while Google can provide knowledge, Google hasn't necessarily been used to make learning or memorization obsolete, but rather, have simply made the storage and retrieval of information faster. However, just like AI, search engines can be abused to get access to information during, say, a test where memorization was the key point.

AI can be abused in the academic field in a similar way to how Search Engines can be abused, while it can be abused, it is also a great research and learning tool that could speed up academic assignments and learning. However, AI does have the advantage when it comes to speed, and arbitrary data creation, in the sense that instead of just providing information that could be used in an essay, it could instead write the essay itself. This will likely come with the consequence of more writing being checked with AI output detectors, and increased scrutiny of the ongoing educational and writing process by teachers after work is assigned.
assistant