If you’re ready to start, restart, or continue your own college journey with Study Hall, go to https://link.gostudyhall.com/ttk to join a college course that starts on YouTube for just $25, and unlock the opportunity to earn transferable credits from ASU. Should college students use AI? Just like everyone else, higher education has reached a moment of reckoning with AI. Administrators, professors, and students are wondering if AI is helpful or harmful for learning, and when, how much, or if it should be used in the classroom. These are all really challenging questions to navigate, and the answers can be murky. So here are some things to know and consider when it comes to using AI in college. __________________________________________________________________________ Follow us on socials! Twitter: https://twitter.com/gostudyhall Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GoStudyHall Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gostudyhall/ __________________________________________________________________________ Chapters: 0:00 - Introduction 0:51 - What is AI and How are People Using it in College? 2:52 - How Does Generative AI Know Everything?] 4:34 - How Does Generative AI Impact Learning? 6:53 - What are the ethical concerns around AI use? 8:53 - How are colleges handling AI? 10:23 - Conclusion __________________________________________________________________________ SOURCES: https://www.ibm.com/think/topics/artificial-intelligence https://www.nationalacademies.org/news/how-ai-is-shaping-weather-research-and-forecasting-an-interview-with-amy-mcgovern https://medium.com/@titanmonk90/ai-in-the-1980s-and-1990s-the-decades-that-changed-everything-a1e8c7a4735a https://www.forbes.com/sites/bernardmarr/2023/05/19/a-short-history-of-chatgpt-how-we-got-to-where-we-are-today/ https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.00717 https://www.forbes.com/sites/avivalegatt/2025/09/18/90-of-college-students-use-ai-higher-ed-needs-ai-fluency-support-now/ https://www.digitaleducationcouncil.com/post/how-students-use-ai-the-evolving-relationship-between-ai-and-higher-education https://sites.campbell.edu/academictechnology/2025/03/06/ai-in-higher-education-a-summary-of-recent-surveys-of-students-and-faculty/ https://copyleaks.com/blog/ai-in-action-2025-student-ai-usage-report https://ojs.istp-press.com/jait/article/view/184 https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10670526/ https://accessibility.sdsu.edu/news/how-ai-is-transforming-accessibility https://er.educause.edu/articles/2024/9/the-impact-of-ai-in-advancing-accessibility-for-learners-with-disabilities https://www.ucf.edu/pegasus/real-results/ https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0260691718304362 https://hechingerreport.org/proof-points-offload-critical-thinking-ai/ https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4698/15/1/6 https://www.ibm.com/think/topics/large-language-models https://arxiv.org/html/2405.19616v2#S4 https://www.edps.europa.eu/data-protection/technology-monitoring/techsonar/large-language-models-llm_en https://usingsources.fas.harvard.edu/why-does-it-matter-if-you-plagiarize-0 https://copyrightalliance.org/faqs/artificial-intelligence-copyright-ownership/ https://ace.edu/blog/is-using-ai-plagiarism/ https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-02616-5 https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/08/style/ai-books3-authors-nora-roberts-cec https://www.arl.org/blog/training-generative-ai-models-on-copyrighted-works-is-fair-use/ https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12003634 https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/colleges-ai-artificial-intelligence-student-policy-question-everything/ https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/story/ai-has-environmental-problem-heres-what-world-can-do-about https://hbr.org/2024/07/the-uneven-distribution-of-ais-environmental-impacts https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10755-024-09749-x https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03634523.2025.2477479?needAccess=true https://sites.campbell.edu/academictechnology/2025/03/06/ai-in-higher-education-a-summary-of-recent-surveys-of-students-and-faculty/