OpenAI report: 79% of students use AI for homework, but only 47% were shown how to use it
On November 10 OpenAI published a report on how schools in Europe, the Middle East and Africa are starting to use AI, based on its work with governments in countries including Estonia, Slovakia, Greece and Italy. It cites new research by the youth think tank ThinkYoung: 79% of surveyed students said they use AI for homework or assignments, but only 47% said someone had shown them how to use it.
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Why it matters
Students are already using AI every day, often without clear rules from their schools. The report argues that teachers become more important, not less, and that governments should give them training and set clear expectations for students, instead of leaving each class to improvise.
What changes
- For businesses
- Companies that build learning tools should expect schools to ask for local-language support, teacher training and proof that the tools improve learning. OpenAI itself says that adoption and time saved by teachers are encouraging, but that the effect on knowledge and independent thinking still needs to be measured.
- For users
- For parents and students the message is practical: using AI for homework is now common, and schools are being pushed to explain when and how it is allowed.
Sources
- OpenAI — Closing the AI guidance gap in education ↗ openai.com Primary source
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