Quoting Bruce Schneier

Simon Willison's Weblog · 1 month ago · 43 ● 2 sources

Bruce Schneier argues that writing assignments serve as cognitive exercises to develop critical thinking skills, not primarily to produce useful documents, and that using AI to automate such tasks undermines their educational value. He notes that employers are already observing the consequences of students skipping these mental exercises. This perspective suggests AI tools should not be applied to foundational skill-building activities, even when they could efficiently complete the work.