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title: "AI Boosted Homework Scores by 18% – Then Exam Scores Dropped 20%, Study Shows"
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# AI Boosted Homework Scores by 18% – Then Exam Scores Dropped 20%, Study Shows

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**Published:** 2026-08-21T15:25:42.000Z
**Category:** Research
**Topics:** llm, education, benchmark, reasoning

## Summary

A new study tracking 27,000 students in China has found that pupils who used artificial intelligence tools saw higher homework scores over time, but performed

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- [Story source](<https://canews24.online/?p=71>)
- [Discussion](<https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49389565>)