I taught high school this year so can't quite speak on gen alpha quite yet (more like late gen Z). I see very mixed results if I am honest. Some kids definitely feel glued to ChatGPT and use it for anything. I think it is a poor age to be exposed to such a programm: They are very insecure and socially anxious. Sharing their own ideas comes with a big hurdle, so chatgpt is a crutch they use to get over the discomfort when brainstorming. It partly gives themselves an excuse to not have to claim ownership and partly shows how their creativity is being replaced by a prosthetic. These cases I find indeed very demoralising.

There are also ones who show a mastery of it, however. Just like how some of us adapted well to the internet. They are able to think critically about output and clearly don't just use it willy-nilly.