Students are using AI in school and test scores are down, but the OECD finds that those who use it once or twice a week perform similarly to nonusers

A student at a high school sits in front of a laptop and uses an AI tool. (Credit: Photo by Philipp von Ditfurth/picture alliance via Getty Images)

It may not be all doom and gloom for AI in the classroom—there actually may be a Goldilocks effect.

The OECD’s latest Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) found that AI has led to a decline in multiple student skills as well as a drop in test scores, but moderate use is associated with stronger performance in certain subjects compared to limited or daily use.