Artificial Intelligence and Writing: An Analysis of AI’s Impact on Writing and Grammar Ability

Abstract

Artificial Intelligence, commonly abbreviated as AI, is a new technology that can impact the lives of billions of people given its remarkable usefulness in everyday tasks. Specifically, chatbots, which are AI-based tools that can communicate with a human and complete tasks such as creating a list, writing a paragraph, or summarizing a story, are becoming a popular alternative to manually crafting essays or any form of writing among students. Due to this, hypothetically, students may be getting less practice actually writing essays themselves, which could present a problem in the future because students’ writing ability (or grammar ability) could be affected. This study aims to study the influence that extensive AI use for writing has on students at a specific high school in New Jersey. A quantitative correlational survey method was conducted to obtain the data necessary for the study, and a total of 102 responses were collected. The study found that there was no significant influence that usage of AI for writing had on students’ grammar ability at the specific high school, as evidenced by the linear correlation coefficient value of 0.179. This study could help to inform educators and policymakers on how to deal with AI usage by students for in-school and out-of-school writing.