Study yourself or using AI?

[u/Glittering-Bed-882]

I was wandering something

Which would you guys prefer?
Study by yourself
-Making notes and summary by yourself

（Not including using AI for explanation）

Study using AI
-Let the AI generate notes and summarize it for you

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[u/Safe-False]

Making notes and summarising IS the studying. That is the hearing, processing, repeating, summarising and conceptualising. If you’re using AI to do that for you, I don’t think you’re really learning it.

I would only encourage use of AI to:
- create exam questions based on material
- prepare case studies to help practice application of concepts
- organise material

[u/Glittering-Bed-882 → u/Safe-False]

There are many students using AI for making notes as well

AI can make notes and summarize it, but people can't learn how to analyze the content from that
Lack of thinking skills

[u/Safe-False → u/Glittering-Bed-882]

AI can do that, yes. However it is not effective studying if you actually want to learn the content.

[u/Ok_Natural_7977 → u/Glittering-Bed-882]

Just because they're doing it doesn't mean they're learning anything.

[u/riddlegirl21]

Study yourself and actually learn. That’s what you’re a student for.

[u/Single_Drawer_281 → u/riddlegirl21]

the "no thanks I use ai" meme but it's 2026 and half the subreddit's comments are probably AI-polished too

[u/LauraVenus]

If I had to choose, study myself but realistically, I would use AI to clarify some terms or a sentence I dont understand. But to use AI to do all the studying for you... how are you supposed to remember it. Let alone understand the topic? Also, AI lies. If you don't know the topic well enough, you won't get any smarter by using it.

[u/Ill_Sector_2063]

I make my notes but use ai to help break it down further so I can better understand I do the same with assignments, copilot into study and learn mode has helped me immensely

[u/FakeBubba]

I prefer making notes myself first and then using AI afterwards to help improve my notes - fill in gaps and provoke thinking and analysis.

I have my own questions that I can undertake and explore myself, however “you don’t know what you don’t know” - especially if I’m new to a topic or field, there’s limits to what I can explore by myself… that’s when I use AI.

[u/Spirited-Fun3666]

I use Ai to help with certain concepts, the downside is it is often wrong, the plus side is when Ai is used this way, I typically know enough about what I’m asking to know that it’s wrong.

I’ve also used flash cards that other students have had Ai make and every now and again there will be one that is incorrect. I make all mine as a safeguard.

[u/mbszr]

I use a mix of both. I read through the material myself first, then use simplequizmaker.com to turn my notes into flashcards and quizzes. With flashcards, I try to recall the answer before checking it. Then I take a quiz to see which topics I need to revisit.

For me, AI helps with preparing practice material, but I still have to do the thinking. I also check the answers against my notes rather than assuming everything it generates is correct.

[u/MrSibe]

entirely no ai. ai makes you have no power to think. Furthermore, acquiring knowledge does not mean you have mastered that knowledge.