"More than half of teenagers are using the technology for schoolwork, a Pew Research Center report released last month found. Of the nearly 1,500 parents and teens interviewed for the survey, 57% of teen students use AI to search information, and 54% use it for schoolwork."
"A Brookings Institute study published in January laid bare anxieties around the potential harms of AI in the classroom. Analyzing data from interviews and focus groups with more than 500 educators, parents, and students across 50 countries, as well as from more than 400 studies, the researchers found at this point, 'risks of utilizing generative AI in children's education overshadow its benefits.'"
"The cognitive offloading, and the cognitive decline that's associated with that, the decline in critical thinking, and just even reading and writing and knowledge of basic facts-I absolutely believe that, to be the case, Mary Burns, an education consultant and co-author of the Brookings Institute study, told Fortune."
Over half of U.S. teenagers now use AI tools like ChatGPT for schoolwork, marking a significant shift in educational technology adoption. While AI provides frictionless access to information, education experts express serious concerns about its impact on learning outcomes. A Brookings Institute study analyzing data from over 500 educators, parents, and students across 50 countries found that risks of generative AI in children's education currently overshadow its benefits. Research, including a February 2025 Microsoft study, links AI use to declined judgment and critical thinking skills. Education consultant Mary Burns emphasizes concerns about cognitive offloading leading to declines in critical thinking, reading, writing, and retention of basic facts.
#ai-in-education #critical-thinking-skills #student-learning-outcomes #educational-technology-risks #cognitive-offloading
Read at Fortune
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]