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Life with Machines · Dec 1, 2025 · 20 min

The Real Reason Students Cheat Using AI

In this episode of Life With Machines, we explore the widespread issue of students using AI to cheat in school, and ask the hard question: Is this just laziness, or is it reflective of a deeper problem within the modern education system? We dug deeper into the impact of artificial intelligence on school systems and why using ChatGPT to do your homework may not be the problem itself, but a symptom of a bigger issue. ------------ LINKS MENTIONED Episode 1 ESAI Khan Academy Khanmigo Brisk Teaching Graidients NotebookLM Other resources not mentioned in the episode: The Learner Studio The Rithm Project The Center for Digital Thriving at Harvard's Graduate School of Education ------------ CONNECT WITH US Get our newsletter for deeper insights, chances to influence the show, and more experiments and calls to action! Follow us! Instagram LinkedIn Send Questions, Comments, or Ideas: contact@lifewithmachines.media For partnerships, speaking engagements, and other opportunities to work together: partnerships@lifewithmachines.media ------------ Created and Executive Produced by: Elizabeth Stewart and Baratunde Thurston Showrunner and Producer: Alie Kilts Executive Producer: Roya Lotfi Video Editor & Audio Engineer: Erik Shute Special Thanks to Zamaan Qureshi, Poonam Sharma, Katya Hancock and Dr. Kristine Gloria Life with Machines is a Multiverses Media production This series was made in partnership with Young Futures #ai #artificialintelligence #plagiarism #chatgpt #education

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In this episode of Life With Machines, we explore the widespread issue of students using AI to cheat in school, and ask the hard question: Is this just laziness, or is it reflective of a deeper problem within the modern education system?

We dug deeper into the impact of artificial intelligence on school systems and why using ChatGPT to do your homework may not be the problem itself, but a symptom of a bigger issue. 

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LINKS MENTIONED

Episode 1

ESAI

Khan Academy

Khanmigo

Brisk Teaching

Graidients

NotebookLM

Other resources not mentioned in the episode:

The Learner Studio

The Rithm Project

The Center for Digital Thriving at Harvard's Graduate School of Education

------------

CONNECT WITH US

Get our newsletter for deeper insights, chances to influence the show, and more experiments and calls to action!

Follow us!

Instagram 

LinkedIn

Send Questions, Comments, or Ideas: contact@lifewithmachines.media

For partnerships, speaking engagements, and other opportunities to work together: partnerships@lifewithmachines.media

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Created and Executive Produced by: Elizabeth Stewart and Baratunde Thurston

Showrunner and Producer: Alie Kilts

Executive Producer: Roya Lotfi

Video Editor & Audio Engineer: Erik Shute

Special Thanks to Zamaan Qureshi, Poonam Sharma, Katya Hancock and Dr. Kristine Gloria

Life with Machines is a Multiverses Media production

This series was made in partnership with Young Futures 

#ai #artificialintelligence #plagiarism #chatgpt #education

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