Study: Young users (9 to 18Y) ditch Google for AI, with unknown consequences
“If AI takes over the thinking process before students have had time to develop their own critical thinking and problem-solving skills, it could have completely different consequences for them than for adults,” say researchers who have investigated what is known about the use of AI in education. Illustration photo: Colourbox Toggle image description Young users ditch Google for AI, with unknown consequences School researchers reviewed nearly 200 studies on how artificial intelligence affects children and young people’s ability to learn and think. They found that we know very little about how AI use impacts younger school children.
- ▪“If AI takes over the thinking process before students have had time to develop their own critical thinking and problem-solving skills, it could have completely different consequences for them than for adults,” say researchers who have inve
- ▪Illustration photo: Colourbox Toggle image description Young users ditch Google for AI, with unknown consequences School researchers reviewed nearly 200 studies on how artificial intelligence affects children and young people’s ability to l
- ▪They found that we know very little about how AI use impacts younger school children.
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| Publication time | Tue, 22 Sep 2026 09:18:54 +0000 |
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“If AI takes over the thinking process before students have had time to develop their own critical thinking and problem-solving skills, it could have completely different consequences for them than for adults,” say researchers who have investigated what is known about the use of AI in education. Illustration photo: Colourbox Toggle image description Young users ditch Google for AI, with unknown consequences School researchers reviewed nearly 200 studies on how artificial intelligence affects children and young people’s ability to learn and think. They found that we know very little about how AI use impacts younger school children.
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