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Dylan J. White, Philosophy PhD Student, University of Guelph

ChatGPT killed the student essay? Philosophers call bullshit

That students can cheat more efficiently with ChatGPT does not warrant claims about the death of the student essay. (Shutterstock)

Since ChatGPT was released, many commentators are sounding the alarm about an artificial intelligence (AI) takeover, suggesting that professors will soon be out of a job, or that the student essay is dead.

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