Students Increasingly Rely on Chatbots, but at What Cost?

Students Increasingly Rely on Chatbots, but at What Cost?

Chatbots may give students quick answers when they have questions, but they won’t help students form relationships that matter for college and life.

Students Increasingly Rely on Chatbots, but at What Cost? - Finnoexpert

This article was originally published in CalMatters. Students don’t have the same incentives to talk to their professors — or even their classmates — anymore. Chatbots like ChatGPT, Gemini and Claude have given them a new path to self-sufficiency. Instead of asking a professor for help on a paper topic, students can go to a chatbot. Instead of forming a study group, students can ask AI for help. These chatbots give them quick responses, on their…