A news survey shows that AI use among high schoolers has exploded in recent months, as educators and parents struggle to keep up.

That’s according to a new report from Common Sense Media, titled “The Dawn of the AI Era,” which found that 7 in 10 teens have used at least one type of generative artificia

San Francisco-based Common Sense Media has released a national survey of 1,045 teens and their parents, asking about their use of generative AI at home and school. Nearly three-quarters of teens have used at least one type of generative AI tool,

Most teens use AI tools, whether they’ve learned about the technologies’ strengths and weaknesses, or not, Common Sense found. About 70 percent of teens have used at least one kind of AI tool. A little over half—51 percent— have used Chatbots or text generators,

The survey, conducted this spring by the nonprofit organization Common Sense Media, polled 1,045 U.S. adult parents and their teens. Overall, 70 percent of the teens said they use

Common Sense Media talked with more than 1,000 teens and found that most of them are using Artificial Intelligence, primarily to help them with their homework. However, parents are often left out of the loop and teachers don’t always make it clear what the rules are around AI.