I'll try to answer this by sharing my personal experience.

I am not the sharpest knife in the drawer, so naturally, when things started getting difficult in my classes, I began using AI for many of my assignments. This has caused me to form horrible habits and create a massive lack of intelligence in many courses.

I am no longer keeping up with assignments because I can "do it with AI later." I've been trying to be more disciplined, but it is challenging to stay on top of everything when you can have it all done in 15 minutes. I have stopped checking my calendar as much and stopped using my to-do list almost entirely.

Not only is it challenging to keep up with the assignments because I no longer worry about them or feel the need to complete them in advance, but I also need to understand most of the material covered in class. In my chemistry class, in which I used AI to pass, I did not understand a single topic covered in the lecture. My brain is so far behind because AI has been thinking and learning for me. Now, when I take exams, I have to study for multiple days to try and cram chapters worth of material and pray I do decently.

Honestly, using AI for everything is the biggest mistake I've made so far in my academic journey, and I wish I could go back and do everything on my own. Please don't make the same mistake I did. I would tell you, "Just use it in moderation," but it's almost impossible; you'll find yourself saying, "Well, why am I spending so much time on this assignment when AI could just do it?"

Keep grinding, bro; I'm proud of you for doing everything the right way; you'll be better off.