Using ChatGPT Provides Short-Term Performance Gains But Slows Learning

Using ChatGPT Provides Short-Term Performance Gains But Slows Learning

That AI is being used in education is in no doubt, much as it’s being used in most other areas of society. Whether that use is helpful or not remains up for debate, however. For instance, most supporters refer to productivity gains being made by AI, or at least humans using AI, as evidence of its benefits. A recent study from Australia’s Monash University casts doubt on the reliability of these claims. The research found that while students who …