Opinion | My Students Hate AI. But They Can’t Stop Using It.

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I used to fool myself about generative AI. I knew AI-assisted cheating was on the rise: problem sets “solved” and research papers “written” by bots, oral presentations scripted by machines, in-class comments supplied by a technology the faux ”thinking” of which neither teacher nor student could comprehend. But that wouldn’t be a problem in my courses, I told myself. I teach creative writing, a subject that is neither required nor a node in any kind of pre-wealth-studies curriculum. If you

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A version of this article appeared in the July 31, 2026, issue.

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About the Author

Jeff Sharlet is a professor of creative writing at Dartmouth College.