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AI Undermines Students' Independent Learning Skills
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On Jan. 23, 2026, university professor Nadim Kobeissi argues that pervasive AI use in higher education is creating student dependence and atrophying learning skills. He warns that AI hallucinations and shallow outputs undermine critical thinking, complicate assessment validity, and risk long-term intellectual decline; Kobeissi urges redesigned assessments and deliberate retraining of student diligence to restore independent learning.
