Claim: The use of AI in school is bad.

Question

After investigating this claim, there is no factual evidence proving that using AI in schools is entirely “bad.” The effects of AI depend on how it is used, not on the technology itself.

According to a 2023 UNESCO report, AI can support personalized learning, help students with disabilities, and assist teachers with grading and administrative work. Similarly, the World Economic Forum states that AI can free teachers’ time for creativity and human interaction.

However, there are valid concerns. The Guardian (2024) and Education Week warn about data privacy issues, academic dishonesty, and overreliance on AI tools like ChatGPT. These problems show that AI can be harmful when used without ethical guidance or supervision.

In conclusion, this claim is misleading. The use of AI in schools is not inherently bad—it depends on regulation, teacher involvement, and ethical use.

Answer 1

The claim "the use of AI in school is misleading". It can be observed either way depending on where you look. The source: https://www.unesco.org/en/digital-education/artificial-intelligence from UNESCO says that AI can have a positive effect as long as ethics are maintained in its use. As stated above as well with the other source: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/aug/24/ai-cheating-chat-gpt-openai-writing-essays-school-university outlines how AI is most likely used in a negative way with cheating and unethical use. Neither of these sources provide too much evidence but both raise valid points. Due to this there is not one claim that is the clear answer it is more of an opinion and subjective. https://nypost.com/2025/08/09/tech/top-queens-hs-bans-take-home-essays-over-ai-cheating-fears/?utm_sourc in this article, another solution is outlined. Some schools have put up guard rails so AI can be used to help students learn but hopefully cut out the ability to completely cheat.

In conclusion, AI is not bad or good. AI can help students learn but if used unethically can undermine some of the purpose of education.

Answer 2

The use of AI in schools can be harmful if relied on too heavily. Relying on AI tools like ChatGPT for most tasks can weaken critical thinking and creativity. A study by MIT found that students who used AI for writing tasks showed lower attention spans and less independent problem-solving compared to those who did their work without AI.

AI also encourages dishonesty and laziness. Research from Oxford University Press shows that many students feel AI makes schoolwork “too easy,” reducing effort and original thinking.

However, when used critically and in moderation, AI can be a helpful tool. For example, it can assist with research, generate ideas, or help students learn new concepts without replacing their own thinking. Overall, AI in schools should be carefully managed to prevent harm while allowing students to benefit from its positive uses.

nypost.com

theguardian.com

Answer 3

When looking more into this claim, this claim cannot be true or false because it depends on how you look at AI and what sources support or don't support AI. Personally for me, I think AI is not only bad in general but with all uses. It affects the environment heavily and creates a space for people to find the easy way out to not use their own ideas. From the article, "Should Students Use AI For Homework? Pros And Cons," downsides of AI include the encouragement of cheating/plagiarism, reducing engagement from students, providing inaccurate/false information, and prevents students from learning valuable skills like critical thinking, problem solving, researching, and analysis. A lot of teachers don't know what to think of AI and can't form real opinions about the use of it in classrooms. Of course, others say that AI can actually help in classroom settings, claiming that it is a way that can actually help students create ideas. Advantages of AI include, "personalized learning, providing immediate feedback, and make abstract content more understandable," says University of Illinois. If AI is used correctly and not just to cheat on assignments, it can be incredibly helpful for students and take their learning to another level. In conclusion, it really depends on the use of AI and what an individuals personal opinion on it is. There is no solid true or false on this claim as it is not bad or good. 

Answer 4

The source I researched is titled "Rising Use of AI in Schools Comes With Big Downsides for Students". In this article, I learned that AI seems to be limiting student-teacher interaction within school as well as affecting teachers jobs and students school work. Teachers can't decipher when students turn in their own work rather than AI giving them the answers. AI can potentially put teachers jobs at risk as AI provides any information and teaching at an extremely faster pace than a teacher in an actual classroom. My findings while reading this article is that it consists of talking about and expanding on a lot of information about AI in technology that they pulled from different articles. They pull direct quotes from individuals in a press release that also come from an article. It seems like they got most of their information from other sources and are just speaking their knowledge on the topic. The main article they pull from is "Hand in Hand: Schools Embrace of AI Connected to Increased Risks to Students". This article comes from the Center of Democracy and Technology, which shows that they are experienced within the topic of AI in the digital technology world and know what they are talking about. This article is actually a full on book that is accessing AI within many aspects of the world. This shows that they are pulling from a credible and legit source. I also found that within this book, they mention that the report is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Reading through the main article, they provide much valid information as to why their claim would be truthful. Personally, I do believe that they are recognizing the negative effects of AI within schools and choosing not to focus on the positive effects. This claim is reasonable but not completely true as they are choosing to leave out key information and framing the article to look a certain way towards the readers. This article may have bias toward not liking AI within schools. I did put this claim into safari and many several articles came up as well as articles focusing on how AI has greatly benefitted us in school. 

https://www.edweek.org/technology/rising-use-of-ai-in-schools-comes-with-big-downsides-for-students/2025/10 

https://cdt.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/FINAL-CDT-2025-Hand-in-Hand-Polling-100225-accessible.pdf

Answer 5

This claim is misleading. An article from the College of Education of Illinois, dated October 24, 2024, the article states that while the concerns of cheating have risen, the positive and productive uses counteract those concerns. AI can be a personalized learning tool and give feedback to help students understand the class content in an easier way for them to understand. AI can also provide further perspectives and concepts, helping students to be informed in more than one way and learn about opposing opinions. But while AI can have many positive outcomes, it also has negative and challenging setbacks. For example, AI can be a privacy and safety concern, a potential bias in the algorithm, academic misconduct, and the possibility of inaccurate information. All this to say, AI has many pros and cons, but if used ethically, it can help support students' learning in a positive way.

https://education.illinois.edu/about/news-events/news/article/2024/10/24/ai-in-schools--pros-and-cons

Answer 6

1. In my research on this topic I found mixed opinions on AI in a classroom setting. Most articles provided pros and cons of AI. The cons seemed to have greater consequences than the pros did. I gathered that in a perfect world, AI would be used to enhance ideas and learning. The consequences of becoming dependent on AI can be detrimental to critical thinking. 

2. 

A research study was done by the National Library of Medicine to examine the effects of AI on student well-being. The study found that students feel benefitted by AI because they can tailor their own learning progress and use it as a tool to enhance learning. There were also higher happiness scores associated with AI because it can ease the workload off of students. The study also found that students feel hindered by AI because they rely on it too much.

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11830699/ 

A report from the Harvard School of Business talks about a survey that was sent out to 1500 teens from ages 13 to 17. In the results, teens admit they use AI to cheat, but also use it as a “modern approach to learning”. The survey revealed that teens are worried AI can be used to bully and spread misinformation. 

https://www.gse.harvard.edu/ideas/usable-knowledge/24/09/students-are-using-ai-already-heres-what-they-think-adults-should-know

3.

An article from the Office of Communications at the University of Illinois identifies both the pros and cons of generative AI in school, with more emphasis on the downsides. The good highlights of AI included personal learning, immediate feedback, building on ideas, access to resources, and making content more understandable. The downsides included privacy concerns, reduced human interaction, cheating in school, inaccruate information, and inaccurate algorithms. 

https://education.illinois.edu/about/news-events/news/article/2024/10/24/ai-in-schools--pros-and-cons 

An article from Panorama Education displays the positive uses of AI in the classroom. Al can be helpful for to help students who struggle in certain subjects like math and provide a step by step of how to solve a problem. AI can enhance creative ideas or provide deeper analysis for an idea presented for a project. The point of the article is to show how AI should be implemented in the classroom and how students SHOULD use it.

https://www.panoramaed.com/blog/how-students-are-using-ai 

4. There could be a potential bias in the articles/studies that came from universities because they most definitely have seen a decline in students applying themselves due to generative AI. There is definitely a pro-AI undertone in the article from Panorama Education, this is because they have a program called Panorama Solara that teaches students/teachers to use AI to benefit their learning.

 

5. Evidence from the University of Illinois article supports the claim that AI is damaging to learning because the costs of implementing AI learning is high and unaffordable for a lot of schools, especially if kids are going to abuse the power of having it to cheat.

 

6. Evidence from the Harvard survey undermines the claim that AI is damaging because it reports that 51% of kids use AI for brainstorming and 53% of kids use it for information. This is a pro-AI approach emphasizing that AI is being used in ways to benefit learning. The same survey reported that only 4% of kids are daily users. 

 

Answer 7

This claim can be both true and false depending on perspective. While AI can make it easier for students to avoid critical thinking, it also offers valuable tools for learning and can support students in multiple ways. If you're looking at it negatively, AI is often used to complete assignments without actually having to put in effort. According to Techopedia, students are increasingly using AI to write essays and complete assignments, which can undermine genuine learning that students are trying to get out of school. UNESCO also warns that overreliance on AI might disrupt traditional learning habits and reduce engagement overall. However, AI also has clear benefits. The ACE blog reports that 95% of students improved their grades using AI tools available like ChatGPT for studying. Teachers also benefit—Digital Defynd notes that platforms like Gradescope and Curipod help auto-grade and lesson plan. In conclusion, AI in education has both risks and rewards. Its impact depends on how responsibly it's used.

https://digitaldefynd.com/IQ/ai-in-education-pros-cons/

https://ace.edu/blog/pros-and-cons-ai-in-education/

https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/ai-and-future-education-disruptions-dilemmas-and-directions-0

https://www.techopedia.com/students-using-ai

Answer 8

The use of AI in schools can be harmful unless certain precautions are taken to ensure students are using fundamental critical thinking skills. "Education Weekly" stated "86% of students reported using AI in school" This shows us how popular AI has grown to be and easily accessible for students to use. Issues arise when the becomes a lack of social human connection, diminished critical thinking skills and decreased emotional intelligence. While these are negative effects it's all about intent. If your using AI intentionally and not practically for an easy way out of assignments than it can be a resourceful tool to help you with, for example proper grammar! 

In conclusion AI can be a helpful tool if it's used correctly but can be detrimental to a student's learning progress if it's used to come up with unoriginal/unauthentic ideas and/or complete assignments for you.

https://edtechrce.org/how-does-ai-affect-education-negatively/

https://www.edweek.org/technology/rising-use-of-ai-in-schools-comes-with-big-downsides-for-students/2025/10

https://www.clrn.org/how-is-ai-negatively-affecting-education/

Answer 9

The claim provided is a balance between false and true. Although, AI in schools can be "bad", it also can be good depending on your perspective and use of AI. Sources like UNESCO and the World Economic Forum talk about how can benefit students. More specifically, it states how it can help students with disabilities, give a more flexible schedule for teachers to make assignments, and personalize learning for students. But, AI can also be harmful and studies like Education Week and The Guardian talks about it. They talk about how AI can be make students very dependant on AI for work, academic integrity could be violated, and privacy issues. Overall, the statement is a bit misleading though it is primarily based on opinion and usage of AI. I personally think AI is harmful generally. AI can definitely be useful but often times, its used too much and students use AI to cheat or do work due to their laziness which also builds even more laziness and bad habits.