[gilch]

It occurred to me that ChatGPT (or the like) might be able to help students find their mistaken assumptions without taking as much of your time, at least if it's in a well-known language like Python. Being able to dialogue with these new AIs will probably become an important programmer skill anyway. However, if they use it as a crutch to avoid developing their own mental models, it could be net harmful. An outright ban is probably unwarranted, but they eventually need to be able to code without the assistance. If you have a small enough number of students, you could pair program (another important programmer skill) with each individually.