Artificial intelligence is rapidly being integrated into many facets of life, including in America's classrooms.

As more school districts integrate AI into learning, Stephanie Sci looks at its growing impact in K-12 education and the warning signs around its use.

Omna, parents and teachers are still trying to get a handle on students' use of social media,

and now they're being forced to grapple with AI too.

A recent survey from the RAND Corporation found more than half of U.S. students are using AI for school,

an increase of 15 percentage points this year compared to just two years ago.

At the same time, 61% of

parents believe AI will harm students' critical thinking compared to just 22% of school

district leaders. All of this as AI juggernaut, Open AI, gets even more embedded into the

business of American education. Today, it announced a new

partnership with school districts across the country. The company says it is giving roughly 400,000

K through 12 educators free access to a version of chat GPT through the next academic year.

Let's start by hearing from some parents and teachers grappling with the onset of AI in schools.

Hi, my name is Elsie Carter.

My daughter is in the ninth grade and she's 14 years old.

I use AI every single day.

Of course, I noted they're using AI as well.

But she has expressed that she uses it to mostly just kind of help guide her in her writing

assignments to make sure that her argument is present, that it's cogent.

I'm Crystal Jean, and I'm a teacher.

Being in this profession for as long as I have, change is always there. And AI is just another change. It's not going anywhere. I'm Sarah and I have a child in 12th grade. The superintendent of Houston Independent School District where my child goes is a big fan of AI, and it's taking

the place of teachers' ability to write curriculum and, you know, experts' ability to write

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