We set up a table at the University of Minnesota and asked students to share how they use AI in their studies — and how they feel about the technology. Fear was the common thread — Fear of being caught, fear of not learning, and fear of AI taking away jobs or making their degrees less valuable. And in some cases the students shied away from trying AI tools even in productive ways, for fear of being accused of academic misconduct. This special episode of Learning Curve was co-produced with Ceci Heinen, podcast producer of the university’s student newspaper, the Minnesota Daily.