Campus AI May Hollow Critical Thinking

Universities are rapidly mandating AI integration across majors even as experimental evidence (an MIT EEG/behavioral study) shows frequent LLM use over months can reduce neural engagement, increase copy‑paste behaviour, and produce poorer reasoning in student essays. Rushing tool adoption without redesigning pedagogy risks producing graduates weaker in the creative, analytical, and learning capacities most needed in an automated economy. — If higher education trade short‑run convenience for durable cognitive skills, workforce preparedness, credential value, and public trust in universities will be reshaped—prompting urgent debates on standards, assessment, and regulation for AI in schools.