# OpenAI — Better answers, broader thinking: What students gain from ChatGPT and critical-thinking training

- Company: OpenAI (openai.com)
- Announced: 2026-08-27T09:00:00+00:00
- Category: research-paper
- Subject: GPT / ChatGPT / API
- Models affected: ChatGPT
- Source: https://openai.com/index/what-students-gain-from-chatgpt-critical-thinking-training
- Record: https://forck.live/items/4519-better-answers-broader-thinking-what-students-gain-from-chatgpt-and-critical

OpenAI published a study involving over 1,000 students that examines the impact of ChatGPT and critical-thinking training on originality and student performance in a real-world university assignment.

## Evidence

Verbatim from https://openai.com/index/what-students-gain-from-chatgpt-critical-thinking-training:

> A randomized study of more than 1,000 students examines ChatGPT, critical thinking, originality, and student performance on a real-world university assignment.

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