> “The essay is a method for thinking… AI can generate an essay in response to a prompt, but this does not mean that students should stop learning how to write essays for themselves. We do not assign essays so that there will be more student essays in the world. The point of the assignment is not the product, but the process.”

[**source**](https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/as-a-professor-i-know-the-essay-is-an-imperfect-often-dreaded-assignment-but-it/article_ab9cda1c-96ed-11ef-9e33-8743e91375ea.html) via [**Brian Gettler**](https://mas.to/@brian_gettler/113458845503325667)