Overview

• Student use has become commonplace, with Pew finding U.S. teen homework use of ChatGPT rising from 13% in 2023 to 26% in 2024, as schools trial in-person exams, oral defenses and transparency rules while Turnitin flags significant AI content without equating it to fraud.
• Studies report lower exam scores when students had unrestricted GPT-4 access for homework in a Turkish high school, yet tutor-style designs and programs pairing GPT with human support erased or reversed the gap.
• Analysts warn that AI is reshaping entry points into work as World Bank and ILO data show Latin American workers aged 15–34 face the highest task exposure, with employers valuing coordination, communication and adaptability, and some experts forecasting near-term exclusion for those not fluent with AI tools.
• Tech giants are pouring hundreds of billions of dollars this year into AI data centers and chips, lifting U.S. growth but raising questions over profitability, debt and surging power demand.
• AI’s medical ambitions are expanding as OpenAI’s Sam Altman claims future models could treat disease and even cure cancer by 2035, while surveys show growing use of chatbots for health advice and emotional support.