Stockton- The rise of artificial intelligence is changing the way students learn, study, and complete assignments. AI tools such as ChatGPT, Google, and Gemini are now part of daily school life, creating both opportunities and concerns. To understand how students feel about this change, I asked three classmates six questions about their experiences with AI in education.
Have you used AI?
Violet Herrera: Yes, plenty of times.
Victoria Herrera: Yes, often for complicated questions that Google can’t answer into detail.
Aleysha Rivas: Yeah, I would say I’ve used AI a lot before, especially for school. For example, I used CHAT GPT for my chemistry class or for my history class.
What comes to mind when you hear the term “Ai in education”?
Violet Herrera: I immediately think of students cheating on their work by using AI, only because the education system has made it seem like that’s what AI is
Victoria Herrera: Often i think of “cheating” teacher don’t like when kids use AI for there school work
Aleysha Rivas: When I hear the term “ai for education” my mind goes to teachers using it to show examples of their curriculum or to model something they want the students to see.
Which AI tools do you use most frequently?
Violet Herrera: Searching up questions on google and I’m immediately given an answer from AI, as well as chatgbt
Victoria Herrera: If this question is referring to apps and sources of AI i often just use Chatgbt because it gives back detailed info, if I want to generate a picture i use gemini
Aleysha Rivas: I know we’re told not to use this app by teachers, but when it comes to ai tools I always lean toward CHAT GPT or meta ai overview.
In what ways do you feel Ai improved your learning experience?
Violet Herrera: If I’m confused about something I search up my question and it gives me more information about my question that I didn’t know before, allowing me to learn and understand better.
Victoria Herrera: It makes me think more, if I ask a question that I need both sides on then it makes me think of and or include all the factors.
Aleysha Rivas: It improved my learning experience for math, like it would show me step by step tutorials on how to solve an equation which helped me understand what I was learning better.
What new skills do you believe are essential for students to learn in an AI-driven world?
Violet Herrera: How to identify whats AI and what’s not, unfortunately that’s what it has become nowadays, AI has become more unrecognizable, especially with art.
Victoria Herrera: Art work, it’s hard to defer what’s real art and what isn’t. AI may take a lot of people’s jobs
Aleysha Rivas: Mm,I would say we need to learn not to be totally dependent on it, and develop the skill set to figure an answer out on our own rather than just give up and turn to ai, because it takes away our thinking skills.
How is it important for you to be taught how to use Ai tools responsibly and ethically?
Violet Herrera: To understand the real consequences that come with plagiarism when using AI.
Victoria Herrera: I think it’s okay to use AI for simple things, but not life skills we need to learn or know on our own. For example asking AI to make me a food plan or a week is okay but to ask it to make me my entire college essay would never be acceptable
Aleysha Rivas: I would say it’s very important to me to be taught how to use AI responsibly because this new generation of advanced technology is something that needs to be taught how to work with it rather than it work for us.That way we don’t get over consumed with the idea of using it to think for us.
Together, the three students showed that while AI can improve learning and make schoolwork easier, it also brings risks as well. They all agreed that the most important step is being taught how to use AI responsibly and reasonably.
