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How to encourage smarter AI use in the classroom

Education
United States
Started August 25, 2026

This article is from Making AI Work, MIT Technology Review’s limited-run newsletter examining how to apply LLMs across industries. To receive it in your inbox, sign up here. Chatbots took many schools by surprise upon their release a few years ago. Suddenly, students carried an app in their phones that could magically answer almost any…

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AI should not replace traditional teaching methods, as human interaction is crucial for student development.
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Schools must establish clear guidelines on the ethical use of AI to prevent misuse by students.
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Teachers should integrate AI tools into their lesson plans to enhance student engagement and learning outcomes.
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Schools should ban student use of ChatGPT and similar AI tools during class and on assignments until teachers have formal training on how to integrate them.
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Schools should prioritize fostering digital literacy to help students navigate AI tools responsibly.
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CLAIM Posted by admin • Aug 25, 2026
Using AI to automate essay grading will reduce teacher workload but risks lowering writing feedback quality for students.
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CLAIM Posted by admin • Aug 25, 2026
AI tools should be allowed in classrooms only after schools update their academic integrity policies to explicitly define permitted and prohibited uses.
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Students from wealthy schools will gain unfair advantage if AI tools are freely available only in some districts and not others.
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AI's role in education should focus on supporting, not replacing, the teacher-student relationship.
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Students should be encouraged to critically evaluate AI-generated content rather than accept it at face value.
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