TEACHERS say they hate it, students use it daily. The excitement around Artificial Intelligence, or AI, has been around for a long time. However, recently it has begun to skyrocket in use.

From self-driving cars to the new programs on Google, AI has begun to run our world. In schools, there are many people who use different kinds of AI programs. A lot of teachers, students, and administrators use programs like ChatGPT to assist in their work.

“I sometimes use AI to help generate my topics into worksheets for my class,” Mr. Weimer said.

Some teachers also believe that AI can help limit work stress and help students understand concepts better.

Mr. Weimer, a creative writing teacher at Granger, said that he felt like it could be a good tool if used appropriately and properly.

It’s hard to tell when that assistance begins to do more harm than good.

Bishop Brayden (11) says that AI affects his creativity and that it’s like a “third-party thinker.”

Some students even worry about their future careers due to how influential AI is becoming. Students worry about AI’s impact on employment in the art industry.

Art students have spoken out about what they are calling AI art.

AI art is art made by an AI program where a user puts in a prompt to an AI art generator. “It makes me mad that I put in effort with my work and others don’t,” Sandoval Nirin (12) said. Students feel that this form of art takes something away from those who put in hard work.

Using AI programs to generate AI art images also has an impact on the environment. “The training process alone consumed 1,287 megawatt hours of electricity,” according to a research paper by scientists from Google and the University of California at Berkeley.

The influence of AI will be difficult to control.

“Blocking programs like ChatGPT from Chromebooks can help lower the usage of AI in classrooms,” Casaya Foy (10) said. At Granger, teachers feel a need to be stricter with AI checkers. Some teachers are sneakier with their checks by hiding hidden messages in their assignments that cause trigger words to pop up in Artificial writing.

Other teachers have hands-on classes, so they don’t have to worry about AI being used. “I mean, students can use AI to look up what to do, but they can also just as easily look up a YouTube video,” Mr. Murillo said.

Some classes need checks more than others, like English and history classes, but other classes aren’t immune to AI and its influence.

It’s important to remember that while AI can be good, it also has negative impacts on students and teachers. Being aware of those impacts can help save a lot of trouble. Misuse of AI, like having it write essays, isn’t going to be a benefit for students or teachers. However, AI could be convenient when used appropriately by teachers and students.