This summer, I revised my Week 1 plans to include a new assignment:

AI Policy Development.

I asked students to reflect on how AI tools help or hinder their learning so we could build a class policy based on their ideas. Their responses have been thoughtful, nuanced, and refreshingly honest.

• Many see AI as a great brainstorming or outlining tool—but not a substitute for their own thinking.

• They’re wary of overreliance and want clear boundaries. Several said: “If AI is doing all the work, I’m not really learning.”

• They called for ethical guidelines: transparency, fair use, and discussions of bias.

It’s clear most students aren’t trying to cheat. They’re trying to understand how to grow with AI, not be replaced by it.

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