Students are using AI tools instead of building foundational skills - but resistance is growing

Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google.

ZDNET's key takeaways

• There is growing concern about student dependence on AI.
• Today's computer science grads might understand less about IT systems.
• Some technology professors are pushing back against AI in classrooms.

Whether you are studying information technology, teaching it, or creating the software that powers learning, it's clear that artificial intelligence is challenging and changing education. Now, questions are being asked about using AI to boost learning, an approach that has implications for long-term career skills and privacy.

Also: Got AI skills? You can earn 43% more in your next job - and not just for tech work

Stephen Klein, instructor at the University of California, Berkeley, recently described an eye-opening assignment he provided his students on day one of class. He posed a question to address in a short essay, 'How ...