To quote the article:

"To be clear, we do not believe the solution to these issues is to avoid using LLMs, especially given the undeniable benefits they offer in many contexts. Rather, our message is that people simply need to become smarter or more strategic users of LLMs – which starts by understanding the domains wherein LLMs are beneficial versus harmful to their goals."

And that is also our goal as instructors.

I agree with that study when using an LLM for search. But there's more to life than search.

The best argument I have to why we should not ban LLMs in school is this: students will use it anyway and they will harm themselves. That is reason enough.

So the question becomes, "What do instructors do with LLMs in school so the LLM's effect is at least neutral?"

And this is where we're still figuring it out. And in my experience, there are things we can do to get there, and then some.