ChatGPT Poem: Student's AI Reliance & Lost Thought

A poem published in The Irish Times Fighting Words magazine explores a student's reliance on ChatGPT. The poem describes using ChatGPT for various tasks, from schoolwork to personal requests. The student asks the AI for help with Cold War events, Jupiter's moons, and even a pros and cons list for dating. What's interesting is the student also asks ChatGPT to write an aunt's birthday card and finish an essay on King Lear. The poem shows the student requesting the AI to lengthen, shorten, simplify, or improve answers. The piece concludes with the student feeling they've "forgotten how to think" and relying entirely on ChatGPT. This highlights a growing conversation about the impact of AI on learning and independent thought.