When I was a student at Stanford, many of my classmates used ChatGPT. I refused.

"When I was a student at Stanford University, my classmates raved about ChatGPT. I refused to use the AI system because I would have done a disservice to myself. I had the privilege of learning from many fine writing instructors and professors - not ChatGPT. It wasn't until my junior year at Stanford University that I first heard about ChatGPT from classmates who'd mentioned they had "chat" summarize the class reading."

"When I asked them what they meant by "chat," they told me all about the AI tool, chatGPT. I was an English major with a creative writing emphasis during my time at Stanford, so reading and writing were important to my work. I wanted to ask the students who used ChatGPT to do the reading: Why are you even at Stanford? Why be at any university at all? Isn't the point of pursuing higher education to expand our minds and become better communicators?"

At Stanford, a student noticed widespread ChatGPT use and chose to avoid the AI tool entirely. The student valued instruction from human teachers and aimed to develop stronger reading, composition, and communication skills through deliberate practice. Classmates reported using ChatGPT to summarize course readings, and professors responded by adding AI clauses to syllabi with varied permissions. The student questioned whether relying on AI defeated the purpose of higher education, seeking instead to gain confidence, articulate sentiment precisely, and construct strong arguments independently. The decision reflected a commitment to personal growth and mastery of language without external AI assistance.

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