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AI Dependency Hurts Children's Writing Skills, Expert Warns

6/24/2025

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David Gill, Associate Dean at Memorial University’s Faculty of Education, raises a crucial alarm about generative AI in early education. He emphasizes the importance of nurturing independent critical thinking and writing skills in children. A recent study revealed that students relying on ChatGPT faltered in essay rewrites from memory, while their peers who wrote without AI excelled.

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David Gill, Associate Dean at Memorial University’s Faculty of Education, raises a crucial alarm about generative AI in early education. He emphasizes the importance of nurturing independent critical thinking and writing skills in children. A recent study revealed that students relying on ChatGPT faltered in essay rewrites from memory, while their peers who wrote without AI excelled.