The Journal. · Thursday, September 24, 2026
Despite the educational intentions behind Estonia's 'AI Leap' program, many students find the Socratic chatbots to be 'super annoying.' Complaints include the chatbot switching languages inappropriately and its questioning format being perceived as a waste of time. Some students also express concern about the environmental impact of AI data centers, citing water and energy consumption.
“The students who I spoke with, and many of them just said, you know, it's super annoying.”
“I don't use it because I don't. I'm afraid I'll just become lazy.”
“There were some students I spoke with who don't want to use AI tools because they are concerned about the environmental impact of data centers. And water consumption, energy consumption.”