Student vs. Employee AI Use
You might be asking: aren’t employees in the workplace already using 
AI for their writing? Then why can’t students do that too? Well, even in the workplace, employees still have to be honest and follow their supervisors’ policies about their use of AI. Similarly, students must be open an honest with their professors about AI use. This means asking an instructor about any concerns you have and consistently using appropriate citations for information taken from an AI source.
On the other hand, being a student is still a lot different from being an employee. Your future supervisor may allow you to use AI, and that’s fine! But in college, your instructors want you to go through the struggle of learning to write and think for yourself, and to really understand what makes us human.
Ultimately, the rise of AI sets the bar higher for students. Employers already know what AI can do, so when they interview you for a job, they want to see what kinds of communication and critical thinking skills you have that go above and beyond what AI is able to do.
Furthermore, keep in mind that according to a recent workplace survey, 75% of the respondents found that generative AI actually increased their workloads while reducing their overall productivity. This means that already by the middle of 2024, it appears that AI is not all that it was expected to be.