Friday, June 20, 2025

AI has rendered traditional writing skills obsolete. Education needs to adapt. - John Villasenor, Brookings

AI can already perform extremely well at writing tasks, and today’s college and high school students recognize the technology will be used to help produce most writing in the future. The argument that proficiency at non-AI-assisted writing has a long list of benefits, such as for critical thinking, will not prevail given the efficiencies made possible by AI. The education system must adapt to this change and ensure students are proficient in using AI to assist with writing.