Students Avoiding AI Chatbots Outperform Frequent Users on Tests

Unusual Whales posted that students who do not use AI chatbots for schoolwork score better grades than those who do, citing Bloomberg. Replies observed that studying and retaining material produces stronger results than pasting assignments into prompts. A linked article from the Peoples Gazette reported the same pattern and quoted Mr Schleicher urging students to treat AI as a scaffold rather than a crutch. The visible posts present the claim without additional independent confirmation.