Survey: Over 80% of Students Use Generative AI Weekly, Half Fear Skill DeclineA · FULL TRANSLATION

A survey shows over 80% of students use generative AI at least weekly, yet in the same survey nearly half worry that over-reliance erodes their thinking and writing skills. The figures lay bare AI's double edge in education: a powerful efficiency tool on one side, a risk of skill atrophy on the other. The anxiety is not unfounded. When writing, searching and organizing can all be handed to AI, a user who merely issues prompts without thinking or practicing may see core skills dull over time, especially critical for students still building fundamentals. Conversely, AI can strengthen learning, the key is how: as a partner for dialogue, checking and extending thought rather than a ghostwriting shortcut. For education and workplace readers, the survey raises an unavoidable issue, AI literacy and usage boundaries. Rather than banning it, teach students and workers when to think for themselves and when to lean on AI. Watch how schools' generative-AI rules evolve and concrete approaches to AI-literacy education.