Alyssa's Blog

     The articles for this week explore how the divide between students and instructors' opinions on AI have changed over the past couple of years. Usage among students has increased significantly since 2023. While students are using AI more, they have become a bit more skeptical of it in recent years and use it mainly for style improvements, understanding prompts, and research. Some areas where AI remains weak include supplying evidence, questioning sources, and connecting arguments. The general consensus is that AI cannot replace actual in person tutoring/instruction. Lindberg’s article highlights the inconsistencies among professor’s AI policies, which I think reflects the fast-changing nature of these tools that Essid and Cummins’ discussed. Large language models have been advancing far faster than university policies, which means that writing instruction and tutoring have had to adapt quickly.      What I gathered from both of these articles is that us...