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AI hype fades, but students still want smarter study tools

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Skepticism toward AI in education is reaching an inflection point. A Gallup and Walton Family Foundation survey published in April 2026 found that Gen Z excitement about AI dropped 14 percentage points in a single year, with anger toward the technology rising by nine points, even among daily users. Simultaneously, Education Week reports an The post AI hype fades, but students still want smarter study tools appeared first on KQ2 | St. Joseph, Missouri News, Weather & Sports .

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