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College students’ use of AI has surged — despite boos at graduation ceremonies

Nypost · 🇺🇸 public United States · · 448 words · By Marc Vartabedian
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College students’ use of AI has surged — despite boos at graduation ceremonies See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Add The New York Post on Google The share of business school students relying on artificial intelligence as a routine part of their academic experience has surged over the past few years, according to a new survey – even as grads have heckled pro-AI speakers…

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The share of business students regularly using AI jumped from 6% to 29% over the past three years, according research from American University’s Kogod School of Business.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 16 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “About three in four students surveyed said they use AI to help them brainstorm ideas”
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The Times of India and another web search result both state that around three in four students use AI to brainstorm ideas.
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web search NEUTRAL — Nearly half of Kogod students, meanwhile, say they're concerned about academic integrity and the use of AI. Between the lines: American University's report shows that students say they want clearer no…
https://www.axios.com/2026/08/04/college-ai-use-kogod-americ…
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web search NEUTRAL — *At the time of this study, all students surveyed had access to Perplexity AI Pro through Kogod’s enterprise partnership with Perplexity. Across all three years of survey data, brainstorming remained …
https://kogod.american.edu/news/ai-at-kogod-a-three-year-stu…
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Claim 2: “39% cited Anthropic’s Claude.”
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Similar to claim 8, the evidence provided for claim 7 contains the text: '39% cited Anthropic’s Claude'. This is reported by a single web search source.
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Claim 3: “An April Gallup poll said 57% of US college students use AI at least weekly, with one in five saying they rely on it daily.”
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Claim 4: “More than half of Kogod students said they are concerned about issues of academic honesty tied to AI use.”
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Claim 5: “62% said they use it as a summarization tool.”
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The Times of India reports the 62% figure for summarization, but other search results are unrelated (mathematical properties of the number 62 or phone codes).
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web search NEUTRAL — Mar 9, 2023 · If you dial the *#62# code and suspect that your calls are being diverted through no action on your part, there are several steps you can take to remedy the situation and prevent further…
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web search NEUTRAL — Mar 22, 2025 · By dialing *#62#, users can easily check the status of their call forwarding settings and make adjustments as needed. This feature provides peace of mind for iPhone users, as they can b…
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Claim 6: “In May, for instance, a real estate bigwig faced mockery and boos for declaring that “artificial intelligence is the next Industrial Revolution” during her commencement address at the University of Central Florida.”
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Claim 7: “The share of business students regularly using AI jumped from 6% to 29% over the past three years, according research from American University’s Kogod School of Business.”
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The claim is reported by Nypost, but other search results are generic definitions of 'research' or general info about American University and do not independently corroborate the specific statistics.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a sorted list of notable persons who have had ties to the American University in Washington, D.C.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The American University (AU or American) is a private federally chartered research university in Washington, D.C., United States. Its main campus spans 90 acres (36 ha) on Ward Circle, in the Spring V…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The American University Washington College of Law (AUWCL or WCL) is the law school of American University, a private research university in Washington, D.C., United States. It is accredited by the Ame…
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Claim 8: “More than 80% of college students have used AI for academic purposes in the past six months, according to the survey”
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Multiple independent sources (The Times of India and another web result referencing the Kogod survey) confirm that more than 80% of college students have used AI for academic purposes in the past six months.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — "Those women longed for the touch of others' lips, and thus invited their kisses" is the fifteenth episode of the Japanese anime television series Neon Genesis Evangelion, which was created by animati…
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Claim 9: “79% reported ChatGPT was their preferred model”
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While the 'Evidence gathered' section for claim 8 says 'No evidence found', the evidence provided for claim 7 actually contains the text: '79% reported ChatGPT was their preferred model'. However, this is from a single web search result.
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Claim 10: “The survey, first reported by Axios, was conducted in from 2024 to 2026 and received responses from 483 business students.”
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Both Nypost and another web search result confirm the survey was first reported by Axios, conducted from 2024 to 2026, and included 483 business students.
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Claim 11: “An Inside Higher Ed flash survey of 1,038 second- and fourth-year students found 85% had fired up AI models to help them with coursework in the past year.”
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Claim 12: “nearly a third now use it 11 or more times a week for school or work-related tasks.”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 15.ai was a free non-commercial web application and research project that used artificial intelligence to generate text-to-speech voices of fictional characters from popular media. Created by a pseudo…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Claude is a series of large language models developed by American software company Anthropic. Claude was released as an AI-based chatbot in March 2023. It is also used in AI-assisted software developm…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) is a subfield of artificial intelligence (AI) that uses generative models to generate text, images, videos, audio, software code or other forms of data. Thes…
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Claim 13: “just over half said they use the tech to help them find sources of information”
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The Times of India reports that 'just over half' use AI to find sources of information, but no other independent source corroborates this specific figure.
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web search NEUTRAL — More than 80% of college students have used AI for academic purposes in the past six months, according to the Kogod survey. Bloomberg via Getty Images. The survey, first reported by Axios , was conduc…
https://nypost.com/2026/08/04/tech/college-students-use-of-a…
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web search NEUTRAL — Around three in four students said they use AI to brainstorm ideas, while 62% use it to summarise information. Just over half said they use AI to help find sources of information.The survey also found…
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web search NEUTRAL — Nearly half of Kogod students, meanwhile, say they're concerned about academic integrity and the use of AI. Between the lines: American University's report shows that students say they want clearer no…
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Claim 14: “The share of job interviews that included AI-related questions rose to 43% from 12% over the same three-year period”
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Claim 15: “Forty percent of students in the Inside Higher Ed survey said they’re concerned AI is hindering their and their peers’ ability to think independently.”
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Claim 16: “Nearly nine in 10 students said they used AI from Perplexity”
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One web search result explicitly states 'Nearly nine in 10 students said they used AI from Perplexity', but no other independent source confirms this specific percentage.
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web search NEUTRAL — Nearly nine in 10 students said they used AI from Perplexity, 79% reported ChatGPT was their preferred model, and 39% cited Anthropic’s Claude. Meanwhile, employers are increasingly seeking applicants…
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web search NEUTRAL — Perplexity AI, Inc., иногда просто Perplexity) — американская технологическая компания, базирующаяся в Сан-Франциско, разработавшая поисковую систему на основе искусственного интеллекта, которая обраб…
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web search NEUTRAL — Students are increasingly using AI for assignments and research. The research as reported by Axios was conducted between 2024 and 2026 and included responses from 483 business students. The findings s…
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