1A · Thursday · 42 min
AI: What AI Means For The Future Of American Education
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Artificial intelligence is rapidly changing how we work, live, and engage with the world. Whether that’s using ChatGPT to do our taxes or spending hours sifting through AI generated images on social media.
It’s also reshaping our education system. Roughly half of U.S. students said they used AI in some way for school, according to a 2025 survey from the Rand Corporation. But some students aren’t on board.
So, how are students and teachers around the country using this new tool? And what does this mean for the future of school, and how we define what it’s actually for?
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It’s also reshaping our education system. Roughly half of U.S. students said they used AI in some way for school, according to a 2025 survey from the Rand Corporation. But some students aren’t on board.
So, how are students and teachers around the country using this new tool? And what does this mean for the future of school, and how we define what it’s actually for?
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