09/05/2026
Artificial Intelligence depends entirely on how we use it in schools, rather than the tech itself.
Two possible paths:
1. THE RISK: AI as SHORTCUT
If we use Artificial Intelligence as a "surrogate" (a replacement) for thinking, it leads to:
• Intellectual passivity: Students stop trying and just accept what the AI says.
• Superficiality: Work becomes shallow because the human "discernment" (judgment) is missing.
• Codifying conformity: Everyone ends up with the same AI-generated, "average" answers.
2. THE REWARD: AS as a TOOL for THINKING
If we use it as a "framework for ratiocination" (a support structure for logical reasoning), it acts as a:
• Catalyst for inquiry: It sparks deeper questions and harder thinking.
• Dialectic tool: It helps students engage in a back-and-forth debate or conversation to test ideas.
• Power shift: Instead of just using AI to find "the right answer," students learn to "interrogate the foundations"—meaning they look at why a solution is given and whether it is actually correct or biased.
