Students using AI completed tasks 48% more successfully. Yet when AI was removed, their scores dropped 17%. The OECD Digital Education Outlook 2026 reveals the two faces of generative AI in education.
The OECD Education Policy Outlook 2025 warns that student achievement has stagnated or declined across many advanced economies. Education was already in crisis before AI arrived. The report identifies four critical life moments that hold the key to change.
A 2025 Harvard physics study found that AI tutors produce twice the learning outcomes in less time compared to traditional classroom instruction. Yet the OECD 2026 Digital Education Outlook warns that generative AI can both help and harm learning. What makes the difference?