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The largest study of AI use by undergrads is in, revealing disparities in access — and in cheating
(www.universityofcalifornia.edu)
this post was submitted on 29 May 2026
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TL;DR Poor people can't afford stuff.
Next in breaking news: Water is wet and shoes go on your feet.
It also said racially under-represented groups (not necessarily only poor ones) and women use it less.
The tl;dr is that males of the majority racial demographic use it more than other groups.
I did read that but that doesn't fit the title's claim of
The access is there, they are simply choosing not to use it.
The poorer people are the only ones that would literally have a disparity in access, as it can get quite expensive to use.
I would translate that as, "The people who fought harder to get into higher education value it more and actually want to learn, so they're more likely to do their own work. The ones who are just there because it was kind of expected of them don't care about learning and would be happy to just get handed the piece of paper."