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Startling 97% of Gen Z students are using AI to write essays, do homework — and even get into college


Why do your own homework when a robot can do it for you?

“I think using AI to work more efficiently and to learn concepts is perfectly fine,” Dr. Thomas Lancaster, an academic integrity expert at Imperial College London, told The Post. The viral clip of a UCLA grad flashing ChatGPT on his laptop pulled nearly 90 million views and ignited debate over whether degrees still mean anything. An MIT study found students who used ChatGPT for essays showed the lowest brain activity and got progressively lazier, often copy full responses.

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