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The release of AI chatbots has harmed teens’ learning and Canada needs to act
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An analysis of 2025 OECD student assessment data found that Canadian 15-year-olds who use AI for schoolwork weekly score about two years behind those who never use it. The assessment does not show that AI caused the gap, and scores have declined since 2006. The article calls for extending Canada’s Safe Social Media Act to cover AI chatbots; the government has also launched free AI literacy training for students.