This debunks all arguments that students may use it to completely write essays, ChatGPT is not programmed for that, only to specific questions. Backed up by statements from Ying Xu, an assistant professor of artificial intelligence in learning and education at Harvard University. She states, "There's this specific language used when talking to AI: It's very matter of fact. It's almost like a quiz versus when you see a child interacting with a teacher," (Jimenez 11)

Parry, the teacher from South Dakota, also claims that ChatGPT should be encouraged for students to edit and revise their essays stating that contrary to the common concern "If it's about the writing of the actual paper: Then you cannot have ChatGPT do it," she said. "It should help you prewrite, revise and edit. The middle belongs to the individual showcasing his or her writing abilities ... That’s what kids still have to produce."

Much like the instructor interviewed by PBS, this shows real life examples where AI has been used as more of a teaching assistant or a tutor than a cheating device.

A survey was conducted by a nonprofit think tank called RAND Corp.; they found that about 40% of US English teachers have used AI in their classrooms. This shows that the acceptance and use of AI in a learning capacity is gaining traction and may soon be common to find in any classroom, nation-wide (Jimenez 6)

Kayla Jimenez interviewed a 12th grade teacher from South Dakota who found a new solution to old writing prompts. Lisa Parry was having issues with worn out and un-inspiring prompts for her students' essays, but she found that ChatGPT could give students fresh new ideas(Jimenez 1-5)

In an interview with Jen Roberts, an English teacher at a San Diego high school, Jimenez found that Roberts allows her students to use AI in her classroom to aid her in teaching, "Would it be better if I could read their writing and give them feedback? Yes," she said. "But there’s only one of me and with 160 students – 36 at a time – it's a better substitute for a private tutor."(Jimenez 14)

Peter Greenes suggestion "If it (ChatGPT) can come up with an essay that you would consider a good piece of work, then that prompt should be refined, reworked, or simply scrapped.” I think this is very interesting, having no experience with ChatGPT, the little I do have with other forms of AI is that it often makes small but obvious mistakes like 6 fingers, or images appear from thin air. Does this also apply in ChatGPT? Where an essay might have all of the information correct factually, but maybe the grammar doesn't make sense, or is structured so well it reads like it was written by a college professor as opposed to a high school English student? If either or even both end results are true, then like Pondiscio I feel that AI generated essays shouldn't necessarily be a realistic concern.

In this article, Robert Pondiscio shares some opposing points of view or fears that AI will be used as a cheating aid and not a learning aid. He references how in the past, teachers who were familiar with their students writing could tell if a paper had been influenced or plagiarized, and that AI generated essays will be no more difficult to weed out. Pondiscio counters many academics worries with the advice that AI should be embraced and that we should not assume it will destroy academic integrity.

Pondiscio warns that AI should be utilized as a learning tool for students and teachers, not shunned as some cheat to easy learning. He closes his argument with a short, but impactful statement"____"(Pondiscio 8)

Pondiscio often references Daniel Herman, an English teacher and writer for The Atlantic. Here, Pondiscio argues against Hermans worry that AI will allow students to cheat through school, without doing any of the actual hard work"_____"(Pondiscio 7).

Pondiscio claims"___"(Pondiscio 6). Meaning any student who attempts to plagiarize work or cheat in some way would be quickly sniffed out if the teacher was familiar with their students writing and uses this to defend fears of students using AI generated essays.