Commentary | Robert Maginnis
America’s Teens Are Turning to AI for Homework. That Should Worry All of Us.
When Pew Research Center published its February 2026 study on how American teenagers use artificial intelligence (AI), the findings landed with the quiet weight of something long suspected but not yet measured. Most American teenagers now use AI chatbots - and more than half report using them for schoolwork. One in 10 say AI handles "all or most" of their assignments. Nearly a quarter lean on it for at least some of their work.
