Are the study methods for exams changing?
Talked to a guy yesterday who runs a podcast where he interviews exam toppers. He said something that stuck with me.
When Gen-Z toppers started coming on his show, he noticed a pattern — a lot of them were using AI as a core part of their prep. Not for notes or summaries. Some of them were literally chatting with ChatGPT instead of watching YouTube educators.
His comment section didn’t like it. Older aspirants pushing back hard — “how can you study from AI?” But the toppers were clearing exams.
I prepped for competitive exams myself. If I’m honest, I would have wanted exactly this — something that could answer my specific doubt, as many times as I needed, the way I needed it explained, and that I could train to understand me.
What’s your take? Which AI do you use for prep — ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude? And if you do use it, how exactly are you using it?