Marketplace Morning Report Teaching students to be ethical AI users
Nov 27, 2025
Christy Gerdhary, an Associate Teaching Professor at Babson College and director of the Writing Center, discusses her innovative approaches to teaching students how to use AI responsibly. She explores the impact of AI detectors and their potential bias against marginalized students. Christy emphasizes the importance of outsmarting AI with creative projects, like a student’s personal story told through a painted rose. Meanwhile, reporter Will Bain dives into the surge of American investors in British soccer, highlighting how celebrity ownership boosts visibility and revenue prospects.
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Require Labeled AI Collaboration
- Teach students to collaborate with AI by requiring clear attribution and color-coding of what is theirs and what the bot produced.
- Encourage students to remediate past work and explicitly label AI contributions to build responsible habits.
Values-Based Dialogue Beats Blanket Bans
- Faculty across institutions benefit from values-based conversations about AI rather than punitive rules alone.
- Collaborative sessions revealed students challenge the idea that AI is just a cheating machine.
Detector Bias Raises Equity Concerns
- AI detectors can disproportionately flag marginalized students, raising equity concerns in enforcement.
- Christy Gerdhary advocates leading with an ethic of care when responding to AI use in classrooms.