This entire thread is wild & demonstrates what teachers have been screaming about:
AI dependence not only completely discredits the user, it makes the user feel worthless. It's a psychologically manipulative tool that causes one to doubt their actual knowledge & then creates a shame loop.
I'm attending a digital humanities event in Montreal. There was a keynote on AI and something about the talk made me wonder if it had been written by Claude. I said as much in the Q&A. As I posed the question, the speaker shifted, looking slightly uncomfortable. What he said next shocked the room +