**Editorial Brief**
Humanities & Social Sciences Communications, a major journal in the Nature Portfolio, has retracted a paper that claimed AI had a positive impact on student learning. The original paper by Jin Wang and Wenxiang Fan of Hangzhou Normal University, titled “The effect of ChatGPT on students’ learning performance, learning perception, and higher-order thinking: insights from a meta-analysis,” was published in May last year. It was a meta-analysis combining data from 51 research studies conducted between November 2022 and February 2025. The paper claimed that ChatGPT had a large or moderately positive impact on students’ learning performance, learning perception, and higher-order thinking.
**Takeaway Points:**
– A major journal has retracted a significant study claiming AI positively impacts student education.
– The retractions are likely due to concerns over the validity of the meta-analysis methodology and the potential for cherry-picked data influencing conclusions.
Originally published at 404media.co. Curated by AI Maestro.
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