Teachers report increasing reliance on LLM chatbots like ChatGPT for homework, leading to declines in reading skills. Both K-12 students and incoming college freshmen show low literacy levels. AI companies benefit from student users. Data from OpenRouter reveals a significant decrease in ChatGPT usage from late May to June, with peak usage during finals at 97.4 billion tokens per day, dropping to 36.7 billion by early June. Additionally, weekends saw similar dips in usage, highlighting patterns in student AI interaction.
The rise of LLM chatbots like ChatGPT is exacerbating a literacy crisis among students, with both K-12 and university-level reading skills at alarming lows.
Data shows ChatGPT usage peaked in late May at 97.4 billion tokens per day, during finals season, illustrating students' dependence on AI.
In June, the average daily token generation dropped to 36.7 billion, coinciding with the end of the school year.
OpenRouter's findings indicate that, despite some dips in usage during the school year, student reliance on AI for homework has become significant.
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