IS AI OK IN CLASS? Amy Wegmann looks at when and if students should use it [Video]

LEE COUNTY, Fla. — As the new school year kicks off, many parents and students are wondering how to handle the growing presence of artificial intelligence in the classroom. With tools like ChatGPT able to whip up a paper in seconds or apps like Photomath solving tricky math problems, it’s natural to ask: How can—and should—AI be used for schoolwork?

I decided to put AI to the test myself. I asked it to write a third-grade level essay on why cats are better than dogs.

Watch what happened in my full story:

When should students use AI for schoolwork?

In about five seconds, it spit out a one-page paper. While the AI’s essay had some decent points about cats’ cleanliness and independence, it missed that personal touch a real third-grader would bring to the assignment.

It got me wondering, when and how should students dabble in AI to help with school work? Should they at all?

I chatted withDr. Chrissann Ruehlefrom Florida Gulf Coast University, …