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December 05, 2025

Relying on AI is a game of caution

As of 2025, around 54% of students use AI (artificial intelligence) in school on a weekly basis. While AI has its benefits, over-reliance can diminish analytical and critical thinking skills. It can reduce students’ creativity, which further increases their dependency on AI to generate their assignments for them. Studies show that over-reliance can potentially reduce critical thinking skills by 75%.

The seven members of Harbingers’ Editorial Board discuss the implications of AI on their generation’s intellectual development and social life

Why Pride Month matters: Honouring the journey and amplifying LGBTQ+ voices

Pride Month is a time to celebrate the LGBTQ+ community, but it can also serve as a launching pad for further discussion about discrimination and other hardships that are still prevalent today.

The Editorial Board acknowledges progress for the inclusion of the LGBTQ+ community in society and the setbacks they still face in 2025

Should there be age limits on social media? It’s a difficult decision

Australia has already passed a ban on social media for under-16s, despite Meta’s efforts to launch “teen accounts” with close parental supervision, leading to debates in other countries such as the UK as to whether or not they should do the same. As Harbingers Magazine’s Editorial Board, we have discussed the topic among ourselves

The seven members of Harbingers’ Editorial Board discuss the pros and cons of banning social media for teens

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