What happens when schools focus so hard on detecting AI that students start reshaping their own writing just to avoid suspicion?

In part 1 of 4 of our student special on AI and education, Daniel speaks with Aasha, a Grade 12 student from Waterloo, founder of Youth Tech Labs, and a young leader already helping other students think more clearly about AI, privacy, and what meaningful learning should look like now.

Aasha’s argument is sharp: what should education look like when AI is already here? She describes how AI detection tools created an environment of fear, how students were pushed to prove their innocence, and how some even began weakening their own writing just to avoid being flagged.

She also points to a gap that feels bigger than policy. Students are already using AI to study, generate practice, break down hard concepts, ...