Education

AI-driven cognitive impairment crisis and student learning competencies

The article examines a "cognitive impairment crisis" among Filipino students caused by misuse of generative AI for academic work, wherein students increasingly outsource thinking to AI systems without developing foundational intellectual competencies like critical analysis and independent reasoning. This phenomenon, termed "cognitive surrender," directly undermines the Commission on Higher Education's expectations for developing graduates with critical thinking, creativity, and lifelong learning capabilities.