One professor's reflections on the end of an era, as AI tools such as ChatGPT have murdered the student essay (RIP). Here's why that threatens the future of human cognition—and how to save ourselves.
  • deegeese@sopuli.xyzEnglish
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    1 month ago

    I never minded studying, but always hated writing essays, even though pretty good at it.

    How do we train people to think, and validate that they learned, when they can outsource it to a computer?

    The author alludes to oral exams, though they have a whole host of other issues.