Is AI making student thinking too easy?

Send us Fan MailFind out moreHighlights* Resist AI's convenience to preserve the productive struggle essential for building intelligence and character, as argued by Wendy Liu.* Embrace the painstaking process of learning crafts like coding or writing, recognizing that the journey itself, not just the output, transforms understanding.* Be wary of AI "deskilling" complex creative and cognitive processes, reducing them to automated tasks that may diminish learning richness.* Uphold the principle of "Outsource the doing, not the thinking" – true human development requires students to engage deeply with problems, not avoid them.* Equip students with AI literacy to "peer into the black box," fostering collaborative reasoning and understanding AI's limitations, not just its tools.* Design learning experiences that demand depth, care, and imagination, such as cross-referencing data and designing community action plans, which AI cannot replicate.* Utilize frameworks like the "Three Ps" (Product, Process, Performance) for assessment to ensure students demonstrate understanding beyond AI-generated outputs.Mentioned* Wendy Liu (writer and software developer)* OpenAI’s Codex* "Three Ps" framework for assessment (Product, Process, Performance)