Survey: 70% of teens use AI for schoolwork, but rules are lacking
A representative survey of 1,017 US 13–17-year-olds, conducted in April and May, found that 70% use AI for schoolwork, and it warns of effects on learning skills. Common Sense Media's report says schools urgently need to set clear rules.
Who is affected and how
- school leader
- Clear, written AI-use rules are needed, because most students already use the tools.
- teacher
- Design assignments so that thinking stays visible, and ask students to critically assess AI answers.
- parent
- Ask your child what they use AI for in homework.
- education policymaker
- The report calls for regulatory and training frameworks in schools.
- edtech company
- Demand is growing for materials that build human skills, such as the Common Sense curriculum.
Sources
- Survey: 5 Ways AI Is Cutting Into Students’ Ability to Learnthe74million.org · Aug 18, 2026
- How the use of artificial intelligence harms college students' ability to learnpsypost.org · Aug 19, 2026
- The truth revealed about how teens do their homework - Blikkblikk.hu · Aug 22, 2026 · magyar
- Teenagers use AI for school tasks without critical thinking - AI Magazinaimag.hu · Aug 19, 2026 · magyar
- Common Sense Media's New Curriculum Builds the Human Skills AI Is Quietly Eroding | Common Sense Mediaabout.commonsensemedia.org · Aug 18, 2026
- Teens in the AI Era: Schoolwork and Skills That Matter | Common Sense Mediacommonsensemedia.org · Aug 18, 2026
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