It’s Sunday night. You are exhausted but you have an English essay due tomorrow morning. Although you are trying to keep your eyes open, you just can’t seem to finish writing. In a moment of desperation you resort to using ChatGPT, saving you time and sleep.

Despite its convenience, it comes with serious consequences. 

Using Artificial Intelligence (AI) for school assignments will result in Thursday Night Live (TNL), In-School Suspension (ISS), or learning lunch. 

“There is a recognizable pattern to AI generated text. [Plagiarism checkers] have changed their program so they can identify those things,” said Amy Jones, IHS Humanities teacher. 

While AI was originally developed as a tool to solve complex math problems, its user base has spread to students looking for homework answers. 

“Asking AI to solve a problem and taking the time to figure it out is awesome, it’s another way of teaching yourself,” said Namita Shah, IHS Algebra I and Algebra II teacher. “However, just scrolling to the bottom for the answer won’t help you in the long run.”

AI could give false information to students who will use it on their assignments, tests, and homework. 

“[AI] does not pull facts from databases,” said Science News. “Rather, they are trained to generate new text that sounds natural.” 

Instead of using AI for negative purposes, teachers believe it can be used as a device to enhance the classroom and student learning. 

“For students, ungraded work like progress checks using AI gives them more opportunities to practice,” said Jones. “We need to teach students how to use AI in a responsible way.”

Teachers can use it to improve the rigor of their lessons. They can generate slideshows or graphics with information they need to teach their students. 

“AI has been here for a while and it’s here to stay,” said Jones. “We all need to educate ourselves about it.”