It’s not a writing tool or assistant. It is a cheat program no matter how it’s labeled or marketed. However, spotting AI student submissions means the instructor better have some solid writing skills.
On the surface, AI submissions look well researched or “fulfilling” the writing assignment. That’s their weakness. I can spot them because they do not develop the topic (if a research paper) and are redundant. For fiction writing, characters do not develop nor are they characterized in a meaningful way. Plots are glaringly vacant of a good storyline.
The real problem is that we have a generation with very low reading and writing comprehension skills. In public education, critical thinking without leftist agenda directives has become non-existent.
I suspect there is not much in the way of motivation or policy to deal with AI submissions for assignments.
Of course, reading and writing go hand in hand. AI gives a boost to the students who do not have good reading or research skills. They rely on it for inputting information and regurgitating it. Yes, it’s that bad. Think of what this means for the future of students in high school and college right now.
“It’s not a writing tool or assistant. It is a cheat program no matter how it’s labeled or marketed.”
I absolutely agree. It has been created to either satisfy laziness, or to satisfy greed, or both. There is no other practical logical purpose for this tool.
Have you ever asked it to rewrite something at a 3rd grade level? It does a very good job.
The default writes better than I, or most people.