2026-09-01
16 分钟The Economist.
Hello and welcome to The Intelligence from The Economist.
I'm Rosie Blau.
And I'm Jason Palmer.
Today on the show, does AI stop kids learning?
And why Japan's music cafes are striking a chord abroad?
First up though.
I think a lot of adults use AI for shortcuts,
so adult parents and teachers are well aware
and increasingly concerned about how many corners kids are cutting with chatbots these days.
Michelle Hennessy leads Graphic Detail, our online data journalism section.
The question is are students relying on chatbots
in a way that's enhancing their learning or replacing their learning?
Are they having the chatbot do everything for them?
I mean, imagine having such a powerful tool when we were at school.
I was admittedly always looking for creative shortcuts to my schoolwork.
But firm, hard evidence of how kids are using AI
on a big scale beyond a few examples had been lacking.
But now there is a little more in the pool?
So, one of our data journalists pitched this study to me for Graphic Detail