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At one elite college, over 80% of students now use AI – but it’s not all about outsourcing their work

  • Written by Germán Reyes, Assistant Professor of Economics, Middlebury
imageStudents have quickly incorporated the likes of ChatGPT into their work, but little research is available on how they're using generative AI.Photo by Alejandra Villa Loarca/Newsday RM via Getty Images

Over 80% of Middlebury College students use generative AI for coursework, according to a recent survey I conducted with my colleague and fellow...

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