@Partab-Kumar These are incredibly important reflections. AI, like any powerful tool, has the potential to both enhance and hinder our thinking depending on how we use it.
AI doesn’t have to limit our natural learning processes it can actually scaffold and deepen them if used intentionally. It can model critical thinking, help us analyze complex ideas, and even prompt us to ask better questions. However, if we rely on it passively just copying answers without reflection it can definitely erode our ability to think independently.
As for emotional and empathy based learning, AI is still limited. It can simulate emotional responses or provide frameworks for understanding empathy, but true emotional intelligence comes from human interaction and introspection. That’s where educators play a vital role.
Students today are thinking differently, not necessarily less. The challenge is guiding them to use AI not as a shortcut, but as a partner in thought. We can train students to use AI to enhance their reasoning. But it requires a shift in how we teach and what we value not just answers, but the process of arriving at them.