ChatGPT's new study mode aims to teach students, not do the work for them - and it's free

• ChatGPT's new study mode works through questions with students.
• It's available to logged-in ChatGPT Free, Plus, Pro, and Team users. 
• Study mode will get improvements in the near future. 

Since generative AI tools such as ChatGPT launched, a debate has emerged: Will they impede students' education by doing their work for them? OpenAI's latest ChatGPT feature seeks to tackle that issue head-on. 

OpenAI unveiled study mode in ChatGPT, Tuesday. It's a learning experience that helps students work toward the solution to a problem instead of just receiving the response. The feature encourages learning through step-by-step guiding questions meant to both engage students and promote deeper understanding. 

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