Saturday, July 26, 2025

OpenAI’s Education Head Says Real Learning Takes Struggle—Not Just ChatGPT Help - Rachel Curry, Observer

Students must struggle to learn, and offloading to ChatGPT risks weakening critical thinking skills, OpenAI's head of education warns. With ChatGPT now widely available to students around the globe, concerns about cheating and the erosion of critical thinking skills are growing. OpenAI is well aware of these issues and is working to address them. Speaking today (July 9) at the AI for Good Summit in Geneva, Kevin Mills, OpenAI’s head of education and government, outlined the company’s efforts to explore how A.I. tools can be used to support, rather than replace, meaningful learning.