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Overview: Concerns About AI Use in Philippine Schoolwork

Some teachers and professors in the Philippines are raising concerns about students using artificial intelligence (AI) tools for schoolwork—especially when these tools can generate essays so quickly that the output may not appear to be the student’s own.

The concern builds on earlier worries about plagiarism or copying in some classes. Educators fear that AI-generated work may be harder to detect and could undermine academic integrity.

Example Investigation: Franz Cortez

A philosophy professor, Franz Cortez, is cited as questioning whether a student’s submitted essay was genuinely the student’s work. To investigate, he used an AI-detection approach, including:

• Running the student’s essay through an AI detector
• Testing the method by creating his own sample writing and comparing results

He reported that when an AI tool was used to generate a five-paragraph essay about climate change, it could be completed in under 10 seconds, and the output was flagged by an AI detector with high confidence. This supported his concern that AI can be used to replace original student thinking.

Core Concern: Reduced Genuine Thinking

While the professor is not presented as strictly against AI, his main worry is that heavy reliance on it could lead to the “demise” of genuine thinking and interpretation. The concern is that students may stop engaging deeply with the task if writing is produced automatically and rapidly.

Counterpoint: Don’t Ban—Use AI as a Teaching Opportunity

Some experts argue that banning or discouraging AI could be a mistake. Instead, they suggest treating AI as a teaching opportunity—for example, finding dynamic ways to teach grammar.

Policy Response: Guidelines by Schools and DepEd

In response, several universities—and the Department of Education (DepEd)—are reportedly working on guidelines for proper AI use. The goal is to:

• Develop and update policies that keep up with rapidly changing technology
• Integrate appropriate AI use into the curriculum
• Maintain academic integrity while still supporting student learning

Presenters/Contributors

• Marie Z (reporter/voice mentioned in the subtitles; last name unclear)
• Franz Cortez (philosophy professor)
• Mariz Umali (named in connection with GMA Integrated News / 24 Oras)