Two-Year University Study Finds Banning AI in Classrooms Leaves Students Worse Off
The Decoder · rss · 2026-09-13
- A law professor ran a two-year classroom experiment comparing three teaching conditions: banning AI, unguided AI use, and structured AI training.
- The group without AI finished last in both years. The researcher, who had assumed unguided AI would do more harm than good, writes "I was wrong."
- The takeaway: rather than blanket bans, structured training in AI use appears key; fully isolating students from AI put them at a disadvantage.
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