What happens when professors stop fighting AI and start building with it?

A Washington Post feature highlights a growing movement: faculty members who are designing custom AI tools that challenge students to think harder, not faster. At the center is CAiSEY, a voice-powered AI discussion partner used by 3,000+ students at Columbia, UC Berkeley, UPenn, and UVA.

The twist? It refuses to give answers. It argues. It pushes back. It forces students to defend their reasoning out loud.

And students who use it arrive to class more prepared, more confident, and more willing to engage with perspectives they disagree with.

Read the full breakdown: https://www.harvestkernel.com/ai-tools-that-make-students-think-more/

The question this raises for all of us: Are you using AI to think less, or to think better?