Updated: Jun 27
By Ada Gupta | June 17, 2025
In 1965, an American businessman and engineer, Gordon Moore, found that roughly every two years, the number of transistors on microchips will double; this is known as Moore’s Law.
The phenomenon suggests that computational progress will become increasingly efficient and productive over time. The consistent use of computational principles across various fields is leading to a future where computer systems can surpass human cognitive abilities.
This computational understanding has been manifested into what we know as Artificial Intelligence (AI).
What people are still trying to establish is whether or not this advancement will alter the course of humanity for better.
AI-generated image by Ada Gupta
Education is undergoing a significant transformation due to the integration of AI, which is influencing the way education is delivered, accessed, and experienced.
Eight million educators have reported adoption of AI into their workplaces, according to educause.edu. Some say AI is immoral, due to the effect it has on the authenticity of students’ work.
Some experts say students are being deceived by the notion that AI will alleviate them of their workload, when, in reality, it is encouraging them to trade originality for superficial benefits.
On the other hand, AI has the potential to ease administrative tasks and to allow personalized curricula. It could include teaching methods to better facilitate learning.
When asked about the use of AI in teaching practices, May Jean Cheah, Phd, an Integrated Physical, Environmental and Life Sciences (IPELS) teacher at Montgomery High School, NJ, addressed the role of privacy.
“There’s [concern] about privacy of students, so I just want to make sure if we use AI in a classroom, it really benefits students, and that there are no issues surrounding safety and security.”
AI collects sensitive information – behavioral patterns and biometric data – not only storing it, but using it in order to advance its own learning and to suit the user’s needs. Such platforms are vulnerable to breaches, and are skewed towards their creators’ goals.
The managers of these platforms may exploit the information gained in order to profit commercially.
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Dr. Cheah said AI is important. “When students go into the workforce, it is going to be part of their working experience. It wasn’t that way for me when I joined the workforce.
“So I think students need to have exposure [to AI], but it has to be done properly so that they know how to use it ethically and responsibly.”
About 56% to 86% of students worldwide have reported using AI for school assignments or exams, according to the Digital Education Council.
Dhanashree Shinde, a ninth grader at Montgomery High School, said, “AI is getting really powerful. A lot of kids are using it to do their schoolwork and they’re not doing their schoolwork themselves.”
Developers say AI will be able to match humans at virtually any task in the next five to ten years; whether it is complementing human work, or even replacing it.
AI really should be used to augment human intelligence through progressive data analysis and the eradication of tedious labor.
It cannot be reduced to a short term endeavor. It will take patience, failure, and a willingness to grow in order to successfully weave AI into our life’s work. AI can not be ignored — whether one believes in it or not. AI has already become a focal point in human evolution. It is how we, as a species and community, strive to be better versions of ourselves and aid each other in the creation of a better future.
Ada Gupta is a student at Montgomery High School in New Jersey.
