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crutch · bastani-2025-generative-ai-guardrails

Revision d8446322-886d-4c3b-b860-fd5f757753d9 · 9/26/2026, 3:08:33 PM UTC
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crutch
Assertion
Students with unguarded GPT-4 access used it as a crutch during practice, often asking directly for answers, and then performed worse on their own.
Quote
Without guardrails, students attempt to use GPT-4 as a “crutch” during practice problem sessions, and subsequently perform worse on their own.
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en
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section: Abstract
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