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Because education isn't about writing an essay. In fact, the actual information you learn is the secondary thing you're there to learn.
Education, especially higher education, is about learning how to think, how to do research, and how to formulate all of that into a cohesive argument. Using AI deprives you of all of that, so you are missing the most important part of your education
Says who? I understand that you value that and I’m sure there are many careers where that actually matters but this is the entire problem with our current education system. The job market is vast and for every job that critical thinking is important, there’s 10 that it isn’t. You are also falling into the trap that school is the only place you can learn that. Education is more than follow X steps and get smart. There’s plenty of ways to learn something and not everyone learns the same way.
Maybe use some critical thinking and figure out a way to evaluate someone’s knowledge without having them write an essay that is easily faked by using AI?
AI isn’t going anywhere and the sooner we embrace it, the sooner we can figure out a way to get around being crippled by it.
Name just one job where critical thinking isn't important
Every single data entry level positions on the entire planet. Many of these require degrees.
Again it’s not about the school or the skills. It’s about the job market. A degree related to AI is extremely valuable right now.
Even there you need some basic critical thinking. Wildly impossible figures (e.g a human height of 1.84cm) should not be slavishly and blindly transcribe, y'know?