[maerF0x0]

> many of them can no longer brainstorm, code, think deeply, or write

I believe this is the real crux of the issue. We often turn the target to things like "Can johnny Add, Read a book, or recite dates" which are only proxy measures for important things like "Can johnny solve a numerical problem presented to him, can he synthesize information, or can he think critically about what is occurring around him?" .

If students use AI to accomplish goals I do not see it an issue. If they cannot figure out how to use tools, or what their goals are-- that is a major issue!

An analogy of my point is that I don't want to focus on cursive in the age of computers keyboards, and I dont want to focus on abacus skills when a pocket calculator is like $5.

[o_nate]

If students are allowed to use AI to accomplish their goals, then I think the real question is why should they go to an expensive university for four years to learn how to ask AI to do something?

[maerF0x0]

very fair question. But that's on the university not the students, as in the faculty shouldn't be complaining about the students, but adapting with the times.