A.I. chatbots can do a passable job of generating short essays. Whether their use on college applications is ethical is the subject of fierce debate.As high school seniors begin working on their college applications, many are turning to A.I. chatbots like ChatGPT and Bard for assistance.Some students say they’re using the tools to suggest personal essay topics or help structure their writing. Others are prompting the A.I. tools to generate rough drafts for their application essays or edit their pieces.Whether college admissions offices are prepared for this new era of A.I.-assisted, or A.I.-produced, personal essays is unclear.By the time ChatGPT reached peak media sensation early this year, applications at many selective universities an …
