# Best practices to combat negative A.I. use **URL:** \ **Category:** CS Principles\ **Tags:** csp-unit-3\ **Created:** [August 10, 2025, 4:27pm UTC](https://forum.code.org/t/best-practices-to-combat-negative-a-i-use/41172 "2025-08-10T16:27:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2
**Author:** ![varrience](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.code.org/varrience/32/8042_2.png) [@varrience](https://forum.code.org/u/varrience)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2025, 8:51pm UTC](https://forum.code.org/t/best-practices-to-combat-negative-a-i-use/41172/2 "2025-08-17T20:51:00Z")
You are better off making assignments worth less points and making in class tests / quizzes worth more i have answered a similar topic to this you have to emphasize that it is a tool and using it incorrectly will not teach you anything. by changing how scores are distributed you increase the incentive without needing to do much more work someone may be better than explaining it but you could likely show examples of how you can reasonably use it to learn what to do instead of solve this for me > [@What’s the Best Way to Introduce AI Tools to Students Without Replacing Critical Thinking?](https://forum.code.org/t/what-s-the-best-way-to-introduce-ai-tools-to-students-without-replacing-critical-thinking/41177/2): > > Introduce it as a tool not an answer machine brainstorming is a good idea, you can also have it explain troubleshooting steps for students that currently do not have a functioning program it can also explain data structures that they are not confident about and show examples in cases where they are best used if there really stumped they can ask for an answer but make sure they understand why it was not working You can also state that the tool won’t be available during high scoring tests to add… --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.code.org/t/best-practices-to-combat-negative-a-i-use/41172)._