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Campus conversations about AI tend to swing between panic and hype, with very little room for what students are actually doing.

In real life, the picture is messier and more interesting. Some use it to untangle a brutal reading before class. Some test ideas, fix awkward wording, or get unstuck at 1 a.m. when no professor is awake and no tutor is online.

The rise of college students using AI says as much about modern education as it does about the technology itself. Students are under pressure, short on time, and expected to do more with less. AI slips into that gap. It can sharpen thinking, save time, and open doors. It can also create new problems, and that tension is exactly worth examining.