A strong article here at The Guardian.
Some of the science noted in the piece:
. . . neuroscience and education experts argue that rather than help students learn, AI can cause “cognitive off-loading”, meaning using an external aid to avoid mental effort.
A study published in 2025 in the journal Societies found that people ages 17 to 25 “exhibited higher dependence on AI tools and lower critical thinking scores compared to older participants”.
Stanford University reported in March that there was little evidence on how AI impacts K-12 education and that it’s unclear whether AI is “helping students complete tasks or helping them develop durable learning and skills”.
AI “was never designed to be a learning tool”, said Jared Cooney Horvath, a neuroscientist who has linked the recent nationwide decrease in test scores to increased screen time. “The tool an expert uses to make his or her life easier is not the tool a novice could use to learn how to become an expert. When they use the same tool, they don’t learn anything.” . . . .
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