There’s one unexpected industry getting a surprise boost from tools like ChatGPT – the makers of “blue books,” the small booklets of lined paper used for exams in schools. Sales of blue books more than doubled between 2022 and 2024, according to data from Circana, as reported by The Economist, around the same time AI chatbots gained popularity among students all over the world. Teachers have been forced to get creative about how they engage with and assess students amid an epidemic of AI-assisted cheating, putting pen and paper back into the spotlight. Two-thirds – 66% – of high-school and college instructors are now changing assignments in response to AI use by students, according to a 2023 survey by Intelligent, noted by The Economist. Over three-quarters – 76% – said they now require or plan to require handwritten work, and 87% said they require or plan to incorporate oral presentations. #BlueBookBoom #AIandEducation #AI #ChatGPTImpact #EdTechTrends #TechNews 📸: Mikus via Wikim...