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The summer is over, schools are back, and the data is in: ChatGPT is mainly a tool for cheating on homework.::ChatGPT traffic dropped when summer began and schools closed. Now students are back, and they're using the AI tool again more.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I bet calculator usage also goes up during the school year

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm from the "show your work, you won't carry a calculator around when you're in the real world" generation. This hits home hard.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

While im from the early "Not much in life needs manual calculation, and if it does we already have a calculator on us at all times" generation haha.

Honestly, I could work harder on practicing mental calculations even now, but I see vastly more value in continuing my learning of technology to improve my career and hobbies.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

This is the way