Professors Fear Students Are Outsourcing Critical Thinking to AI. Here Are 5 Ways They Can Fight Back, a Researcher Says.

Professors fear students are outsourcing critical thinking to AI. Here are 5 ways they can fight back, a researcher says.

A South African researcher says universities are failing to teach critical thinking as students let AI do their thinking for them.Kirk Sides/Houston Chronicle via Getty ImagesA researcher says schools are failing to teach skills AI can't replicate, like critical thinking.Anitia Lubbe of North-West University says students should learn to critique AI, not just copy it.The South African professor outlined 5 ways educators can stop students from ou…

Professors fear students are outsourcing critical thinking to AI. Here are 5 ways they can fight back, a researcher says

A South African researcher says universities are failing to teach critical thinking as students let AI do their thinking for them. Kirk Sides/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images A researcher says schools are failing to teach skills AI can't replicate, like critical thinking. Anitia Lubbe of…

Universities can turn AI from a threat to an opportunity by teaching critical thinking

By Anitia Lubbe Across universities worldwide, a quiet revolution is underway. Generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools such as ChatGPT, Copilot, DeepSeek and Gemini are being used to produce essays, summarise readings, and even conduct complex assignments. Generative artificial intelligence is a kind of AI that can handle a variety of creative tasks in diverse domains, such as arts, music and education. For many university teachers, this r…