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Seven in 10 teenagers in the U.S. have used generative AI tools, according to new study

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80% Informative

New research reveals what AI tools teenagers in the U.S. are using, and how often, as well as how little their parents know about it.

The most common reason for using AI was school-related; more than half reported using it for “homework help,” primarily in “brainstorming ideas” The survey indicates that US teenagers are embracing AI at pace with peers in the UK .

“I’m sympathetic to administrators and teachers who don’t know what to do, but we can see in the data that it’s critical to start talking about this,” Lenhart says. “You cannot shove it to the side and hope that it goes away.”.

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