95% of faculty say AI making students dangerously dependent on technology for learning: survey

close Video Students openly use AI as a 'crutch' to 'outsource' much of their education, says futurist WAYE founder Sinead Bovell weighs in on growing concerns over students using AI and explains how to 'prevent cheating' on 'Fox Report.' NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A new survey from the American Association of Colleges and Universities and Elon University’s Imagining the Digital Future Center found that an overwhelming majority of college faculty are concerned that artificial intelligence is harming students’ critical thinking abilities.  The survey, which polled 1,057 faculty members, found that 95% believe that AI will make students overly rely on artificial intelligence, and 75% said AI will have a significant impact. Ninety percent of faculty said that AI would decrease student’s critical thinking abilities, and 83% said students' use of it would decrease their attention spans.  TEENS INCREASINGLY TURNING TO AI FOR FRIENDSHIP AS NATIONAL LONELINESS CRISIS DEEPENS A new survey from the American Association of Colleges and Universities and Elon University’s Imagining the Digital Future Center found that an overwhelming majority of college faculty are concerned that artificial intelligence is harming students’ critical thinking abilities. (Kurt "CyberGuy" Knutsson) Faculty are also concerned about ethical issues tied to student use of AI. Seventy-eight percent of faculty said that cheating on their campus has increased since AI’s ready availability, with ...