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A growing chorus warns that AI tools like ChatGPT erode academic integrity. Yet student voices tell a more nuanced story: AI is being embraced as a pragmatic response to disrupted education, resource constraints, and post-pandemic realities. Rather than laziness, many students see AI as a tool to navigate upheaval and maintain momentum in higher education, especially as they juggle part-time work and financial pressures.

The UK experience mirrors Thailand’s concerns: educators and policymakers grapple with assessment fairness, digital learning, and AI ethics. A recent student-led commentary argues that learners are not abandoning study; they are struggling to keep pace with changing expectations and uneven evaluation methods. For Thai universities, these insights underscore the urgency of clear AI guidelines, stable assessments, and equitable access to digital resources.

As artificial intelligence tools such as ChatGPT become increasingly integrated into education systems worldwide, much of the narrative has focused on a supposed crisis of academic integrity. Critics warn of students cheating en masse, forfeiting genuine learning, and entering the workforce less prepared than their predecessors. Yet, first-hand student perspectives reveal a more nuanced reality: the rapid embrace of AI in higher education is less about laziness and more about adapting to systemic upheaval, resource scarcity, and the lingering aftershocks of the Covid-19 pandemic (The Guardian).