While it is still important that students know how to do their own college research work, it is not really so much of a priority anymore these days. The students will rely mostly on an Ai generated sample paper, with link inclusions, and then work from there. I have even come across some students who actually send the full AI generated paper and had the writer "humanize" the writing for them. I guess that isn't a bad think considering that they actually want to improve on the AI work.
However, the fact that they are too lazy to research their own paper is what worries me the most. Someone or something needs to inspire these kids to start doing their own research again. Otherwise, they will be totally unprepared for the workplace when they graduate.