Education Technology Company's Stock Plummets Due to Competition from ChatGPT
- Chegg's stock price dropped nearly 50% after its CEO said ChatGPT is hurting its growth.
- Chegg beat earnings expectations but fell short on revenue and withdrew its full-year guidance.
- Analysts downgraded Chegg and cut price targets, citing threats from AI like ChatGPT.
- Chegg launched an AI tool called CheggMate to counter ChatGPT, but many students still prefer ChatGPT.
- Chegg's business of helping students cheat has been criticized, while ChatGPT also raises concerns about academic integrity.