Many students admit they feel confused without AI - Photo: FREEPIK
When every question asks about AI, many students get used to the feeling of "understanding but not understanding", becoming "virtually" intelligent without realizing it.
When students leave the "thinking" part to AI
Khanh Huyen, a student at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities (Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City), learned about the AI platform ChatGPT in her first year. At that time, she was struggling with her first philosophy essay.
There were so many documents, and Huyen didn’t know where to start. A friend suggested trying ChatGPT. You type in a question, and just a few minutes later, the screen shows a clear, easy-to-understand answer. “At that moment, I felt like someone was holding a flashlight to light the way through the vast forest of documents,” Huyen said.
Since then, Huyen has used ChatGPT for almost everything. She writes reports, translates documents, composes emails, and sometimes even asks for advice. Learning becomes faster and easier.
However, there was a time when Huyen hurriedly submitted her assignment without rereading what AI wrote. When the lecturer asked, she discovered many mistakes and digressions.
“At that time I was so ashamed because I let the tool do it for me,” Huyen said.
Similarly, Hoang Ngan, a student at the University of Economics in Ho Chi Minh City, also uses AI almost every day. She uses it to compose emails, find ideas for reports, and look up documents.
When working in groups, Ngan often asks AI how to present slides neatly and convincingly. Ngan has known this tool since her first year of university. The first time she used it, she was surprised by the detailed and logical answers.
Ngan admits that there are times when she feels dependent: “Without AI, I am a bit confused, not knowing where to start. It makes me lazy to think because everything happens too quickly. But if I know the limits, it is a good friend.”
On the contrary, Dat - a student at the Academy of Educational Management - has a different perspective. The first time he used AI, he was surprised by the speed of information search. As a foreign language student, Dat often had to translate documents, look up grammar and analyze text. AI helps you do those things much faster.
Whenever he receives a document from his teacher, Dat scans it all and asks AI to summarize or explain the confusing parts. Then, he still checks it himself to be sure.
Dat admits that if AI disappears one day, your learning efficiency could drop by half: “Because then you have to look it up manually, which takes a lot of time. AI is like a powerful left arm to me.”
Warning students of "virtual" intelligence
AI is the "right arm" of many students - Photo: DALL-E
Dr. Ly Le Tuong Minh, Head of the Faculty of Communication and Applied Arts at Ho Chi Minh City University of Management and Technology (UMT), said that students are not wrong in using AI. The problem lies in letting AI do the thinking for them.
“If students give everything to AI, they will lose the most important thing: their personal voice. Learners need to understand that AI is just a tool to amplify their abilities, not a replacement,” she warned.
Ms. Minh said that UMT does not ban students from using AI. On the contrary, the school includes subjects such as AI in communication and critical thinking in the digital age in the curriculum: “We want students to know how to use AI strategically and ethically. Banning them does not help them mature. New guidance is the better way.”
AI makes students feel smarter. A report can be completed in minutes, a presentation can look professional with a few hints. But when it comes to presenting, many students cannot speak fluently.
“The scariest thing is the feeling of understanding without really understanding,” according to Ms. Minh, which is virtual intelligence. AI makes learners think they are making progress, while in fact they are regressing.
Dr. Ngo Tuan Phuong, lecturer at the University of Law (Ho Chi Minh City National University), said that the abuse of AI is a dangerous trade-off.
“AI saves time. But if students only rely on ready-made answers, they will lose the ability to ask questions and analyze. That is when they start to become ‘stupid’. Not because they are less intelligent, but because they lose the habit of independent thinking,” he said.
He commented that many students today have lost the feeling of learning, they rarely read original documents, rarely discuss, and cannot explain what they write: "AI beautifies the words, but if the writer does not understand what he is saying, the article is empty."
Source: https://tuoitre.vn/sinh-vien-thoi-ai-thong-minh-hon-hay-dang-kho-di-20251207143816316.htm
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