Writing is very important for understanding a topic and long-term recall. I still remember topics from papers I did 15 years ago because I spent 10s of hours researching and writing and forming ideas about each topic.

Instead of being overzealous about catching cheaters, teachers should learn to express the importance of writing and why it is done. Convince the students that they should do it to be a smarter person, not just to get a grade, and they will care more about doing it honestly.

Writing is itself a technical skill

With ai taking over technical skills, it seems clear to me that they will be values less. Instead, the soft skills will be the valued ones