An excellent question, addressed in the Deseret News:

The use of AI in education has been a contentious topic. Critics argue that AI may facilitate cheating and undermine students’ learning abilities, which has led to it being banned in some schools.

The New York Times, however, reported in December on research that claimed these concerns were overblown. The researchers concluded that cheating in schools has not risen with AI development.

“In surveys this year of more than 40 U.S. high schools, some 60 to 70 percent of students said they had recently engaged in cheating — about the same percent as in previous years,” The New York Times reported.

GPT-4o, which is free to use, adds more complexity to this debate, but it also offers promising possibilities.

The article describes a range of examples of educational uses of AI.

Read it here.