OECD Links AI Study Use to Lower Scores in 91 Countries, With Gains From Critical Assessment
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Updated · The Verge · Sep 9
OECD Links AI Study Use to Lower Scores in 91 Countries, With Gains From Critical Assessment
3 articles · Updated · The Verge · Sep 9
Summary
760,000 students across 91 countries in the 2025 PISA data showed 15-year-olds who used AI for studying generally scored below non-users after socioeconomic adjustments.
Task and frequency mattered: students using AI to summarize assigned texts or draft writing did relatively worse, while weekly or monthly use for general learning produced smaller declines than daily use or once-a-year use.
Weekly AI users who said it helped them learn slightly outperformed non-users in some cases, and regular users did better across the board when schools frequently trained them to judge AI-generated information.
AI use was more common among advantaged students and varied sharply by country, topping 95% in Vietnam versus 60% in Japan, suggesting access and teaching quality shape whether the tools help or hinder learning.
With 2025 PISA scores plummeting, is AI use destroying critical thinking, or are educational standards simply outdated for the digital age?
If global education systems are universally slipping, what radical teaching methods do top performers like Singapore use to maintain high literacy?
As 'hasty reading' doubles globally, are digital distractions physically rewiring adolescent brains to reject deep comprehension and sustained attention?