It was past midnight, and I was staring at a blank Google Doc. I had a history essay due. My notes were a mess, I was tired, and the deadline loomed over me like a storm cloud. In the “good old days,” you’d have to grit your teeth and get it over with. But now, there is a solution. ChatGPT can give you an essay in just seconds. So, why not just skip the struggle? At the private high school I graduated from this spring in Chicago, AI wasn’t just tempting, it was a habit.

It didn’t matter the topic. My peers would use these tools for everything from English essays to math problems or Spanish translations. I even saw kids use it to get quick answers to tough questions during online quizzes. And it’s not just the kids who barely pass that use it, everyone does. The straight-A kid, the debate

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