Friday question for the community:

New RAND research shows 62% of students now use AI for homework — a 14-point jump in just 7 months. But here's the twist: 67% of those same students believe AI is hurting their critical thinking skills.

They're using it anyway because there's no clear alternative. Only a third of students say their school has a consistent AI policy.

This creates something I'm calling the Adoption-Literacy Gap — the space between what students DO with AI and what they UNDERSTAND about it.

Here's what I want to know from you: When you see a student (or yourself) using AI, how do you tell the difference between learning WITH the tool and offloading your thinking TO the tool? What's the signal?

Drop your thoughts below. There's no wrong answer — this is exactly the kind of conversation that builds real AI fluency. 🌱