{"id":19553,"date":"2025-07-27T05:37:45","date_gmt":"2025-07-27T03:37:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/27\/18-months-12000-questions-a-whole-lot-of-anxiety-what-i-learned-from-reading-students-chatgpt-logs\/"},"modified":"2025-07-27T05:37:45","modified_gmt":"2025-07-27T03:37:45","slug":"18-months-12000-questions-a-whole-lot-of-anxiety-what-i-learned-from-reading-students-chatgpt-logs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/27\/18-months-12000-questions-a-whole-lot-of-anxiety-what-i-learned-from-reading-students-chatgpt-logs\/","title":{"rendered":"18 months. 12,000 questions. A whole lot of anxiety. What I learned from reading students\u2019 ChatGPT logs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Students increasingly use AI chatbots for anything from academic queries to emotional quandaries. But are they missing out on the chance to make their own mistakes? Three undergrads reveal all \u2026<\/p>\n<p>Student life is hard. Making new friends is hard. Writing essays is hard. Admin is hard. Budgeting is hard. Finding out what trousers exist in the world other than\u00a0black ones is also, apparently, hard.<\/p>\n<p>Fortunately, for an AI-enabled generation of students, help with the complexities of campus life is just a prompt away. If\u00a0you\u00a0are really stuck on an essay or can\u2019t decide between management consulting or a legal career, or\u00a0need suggestions on what you can cook with tomatoes, mushrooms, beetroot, mozzarella, olive oil and rice, then ChatGPT is there. 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Three undergrads reveal all \u2026<br \/>\nStudent life is hard. Making new friends is hard. Writing essays is hard. Admin is hard. Budgeting is hard. Finding out what trousers exist in the world other than\u00a0black ones is also, apparently, hard.<br \/>\nFortunately, for an AI-enabled generation of students, help with the complexities of campus life is just a prompt away. If\u00a0you\u00a0are really stuck on an essay or can\u2019t decide between management consulting or a legal career, or\u00a0need suggestions on what you can cook with tomatoes, mushrooms, beetroot, mozzarella, olive oil and rice, then ChatGPT is there. It will to listen to you,\u00a0analyse your inputs, and offer up a perfectly structured paper, a convincing cover letter, or\u00a0a\u00a0workable\u00a0recipe for tomato and mushroom risotto with roasted beetroot and mozzarella. 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