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Just over half of U.S. teens say they've used chatbots for help with schoolwork, and 12% say they’ve gotten emotional support from these tools. Teens tend to view AI's future impact on their lives ...

Einstein is a new AI tool that can watch lecture videos, read essays, write papers, complete quizzes and basically take your class for you.

At the same time, AI chatbots can potentially provide young people with an opportunity to practice and build social-emotional skills in a low-stakes environment. For example, students can rehearse ...

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A “transformation” is upon us. After a multi-year procession of educational technology products that once promised to shake things up, now it’s AI’s turn. Global organizations like the Organization ...

A new study from the Pew Research Center finds teenagers think chatbot-assisted cheating has become “a regular feature of ...

Grown-ups can’t seem to agree on artificial intelligence. It's either the tool that will streamline our lives - drafting emails, organizing schedules, helping with research - or the thing quietly ...

Teachers say they want to equip high school students to drive artificial intelligence, rather than be mere passengers steered by chatbots.

Nandini Asavari Bharadwaj receives funding from Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. Adam Kenneth Dubé receives research funding from Mitacs, Canadian Foundation for Innovation, ...