Why we Students are Cheating with AI (and how we can change that)
Summary
Students aren’t cheating with AI because they suddenly became lazy or immoral. They’re doing it because many classes make learning feel like a performance where the goal is to produce the right-looking answer, not to develop understanding. In this piece, I argue that AI didn’t create academic dishonesty; it exposed how fragile our model of education already was. The solution isn’t harsher rules, but redesigning education around curiosity, critical thinking, and assignments that can’t be completed without real thought.
Key Themes
AI, education, and academic integrity
Performance vs. learning
Incentives and student behavior
Redesigning assessment for critical thinking
