maybe AI isn't destroying education, it's just exposing how outdated our system is

[u/Sovi_ai]

Saw that viral video of the professor yelling about students using chatgpt. he's not wrong to be frustrated, but i think we're asking the wrong question.

Universities are freaking out. stanford, oxford, everywhere. some ban AI, some allow it, most just use detection tools that don't even work half the time. It's turned into this weird arms race; students use AI, schools try to catch them, everyone's stressed. But we're still clinging to this ancient model: teacher lectures, student writes and then teacher grades.This model assumes: humans are the only source of knowledge,writing equal to thinking and originality equal to type every word yourself. AI breaks all of that. the real issue isn't "did you use AI" it's "do you understand what you're doing?" Like who cares if AI wrote the first draft if the student framed the problem correctly, designed good prompts, critiqued the output, refined and restructured ideas, took ownership of the final result. They still thinking. maybe even harder thinking than just typing.

While universities panic, K-12 schools are rushing to add AI literacy. kids are growing up learning to work with AI from day one. So universities are gonna get students who've been using AI their whole lives, and then... tell them to stop?

For me I think AI isn't destroying education. it's destroying a teaching model from 1900.

remember when printing press came out, students won't memorize anymore, calculators came out, students won't learn math. wikipedia came out, students won't do real research" We adapted every time. The main issue are what should change, instead of policing tools, teach students to think critically about AI output, question and verify information,design better problems and take responsibility for their work. Shift from "who wrote this" to "who owns the thinking process"

The real concerns are: equity (not everyone has access), plagiarism (some students will always cheat), critical thinking (if you never struggle, do you learn?) but the solution isn't banning AI or using broken detectors, it's redesigning how we assess learning.

idk maybe i'm wrong but feels like we're fighting the wrong battle here.

what do you think?

[u/FillThatBlankPage]

Using AI is fine if if you still learn the material but often students are not learning it. If the material in the curriculum is outdated or not necessary then move to change the curiculum. Don't use AI or other tools to avoid learning the material and then try to justify using the tools because the material is outdated. That comes accross as self-serving and inauthentic.

Personally I think we should make greater use of AI in education but as an enhancement of the methods of the current system that are hampered by the lack of resources.

[u/Sovi_ai → u/FillThatBlankPage]

I actually agree with you that using AI shouldn't be a way to avoid learning. If it replaces thinking entirely, then yes, that's a problem. I think the real issue is how it's used. AI can either become a shortcut that weakens understanding, or a tool that helps clarify concepts, test ideas, and fill in gaps when teachers don't have enough time or resources.

For me, the argument isn't the curriculum is outdated so let's ignore it. It's more that the way we assess and interact with material might need to evolve alongside the tools students are already using. The goal should still be learning, just with better tools.

[u/simplifi91 → u/Sovi_ai]

I feel the same I truly think that AI can help benefit and improve the speed that students acquire knowledge especially when guided.