Overview

• OpenAI rolled out Study Mode in ChatGPT on July 29 to guide students through problems with calibrated questions instead of providing direct answers.
• An early PCWorld review praised the new mode for prompting active engagement and collaborative learning through Socratic questioning.
• Coverage by MIT Technology Review and user reports on Reddit reveal that Study Mode is a filter overlay on the standard ChatGPT model and can be bypassed to elicit direct answers.
• A SheKnows Teen Council survey found that 84 percent of teens regularly use AI for homework yet only 12 percent consider it cheating.
• Preliminary academic research linked ChatGPT-assisted writing to reduced brain engagement and lower performance on SAT essays compared to unaided students.