Students are using AI in school and test scores are down, but the OECD finds that those who use it once or twice a week perform similarly to nonusers

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The OECD reports that PISA results show lower test scores and multiple skill declines among students using AI chatbots in school, but those who use AI once or twice a week perform similarly or better than nonusers in some cases. Students who used AI for summarizing reading or preliminary research weekly scored about the same as AI nonusers after accounting for socioeconomic status. Excessive or rare use is linked to weaker science results and declining critical-thinking indicators, including an increase in “hasty readers” between 2018 and 2025.