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The Biology Department lets me use AI on assignments. I wish it wouldn’t.

AI in Education EditorialUpdated June 2, 20261 min readRead source
The Biology Department lets me use AI on assignments. I wish it wouldn’t.
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Skip to Content Categories: Opinion The Biology Department lets me use AI on assignments. Andy Germann , Staff Writer • October 24, 2025 Generative artificial intelligence, such as ChatGPT, has become a thorn in the side of educational institutions recently. The rise of large language models and the ease of access to these LLMs has led to a massive uptick in students using them, primarily ChatGPT, to do their assignments for them.

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