- Students in Idaho are most interested in using AI essay writers to complete their assignments, with an interest score of 70.
- New Jersey students come in second place with an interest score of 66.
- Students from Utah are the third most eager to try AI essay-writing software.
New data has revealed the states in the US where students are most eager to use AI tools to write their essays for them. Online tool specialists at Tiny Wow analyzed Google Trends on searches for phrases such as ‘essay writer,’ ‘essay ai writer,’ and ‘chatgpt essay’. The terms were combined to give each state an ‘interest score’ and determine which states’ students have been most interested in AI essay writing software over the last 12 months.
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The top ten states eager to use AI to cheat on their essays are:
- Idaho
- New Jersey
- Utah
- Massachusetts
- Washington
- Virginia
- Nevada
- New Mexico
- Connecticut
- Rhode Island
Idaho ranked as the state with the most interest in AI essay writing tools, with an overall interest score of 70. Online searches for the phrase ‘essay ai writer’ were most prevalent in Idaho, while searches for ‘chatgpt essay’ ranked in fourth place out of every other state.
New Jersey comes in second place with an interest score of 66. Online searches for both ‘essay ai’ and ‘chatgpt essay’ ranked in third place for New Jersey out of every other state.
Students in Utah are the third most interested in AI essay writing, scoring 65, just one interest point behind New Jersey. Online searches for ‘essay ai’ in Utah ranked in second place out of every other US state.
Massachusetts and Washington state come in joint fourth place with an overall interest score of 63. Searches for the phrase ‘essay ai’ were third highest in Massachusetts compared to all other states. In Washington, searches for the phrase ‘essay ai writer’ were fourth highest.
Students in Rhode Island are specifically interested in using ChatGPT to write their essays, as online searches for ‘chatgpt essay’ in Rhode Island were highest for this state.
A Tiny Wow spokesperson commented on the findings:
“According to these findings, there is a clear interest in students looking to AI for essay help in the US. The essay writing abilities of AI software are becoming so efficient, comprehensive, and coherent that students across the world could be utilizing this to do their homework for them.
The worry from educators is that ChatGPT and other AI software could harm student learning. Students attempting to utilize this artificial intelligence are not only undermining the integrity of their education, but they are breaking the rules.
If new AI technology can evade anti-plagiarism software, then pen-and-paper exams and coursework may be the future for students. Using these incredible new tools should be done so with caution, as the temptation to let an intelligent software do the work for you can open you up to potential risks of plagiarism or presenting inaccurate facts.”
US States Most Interested In AI Essay Writing Tools
State | essay writer | essay ai writer | essay ai | chatgpt essay | ai writer | Average |
Idaho | 47 | 100 | 76 | 72 | 55 | 70 |
New Jersey | 58 | 62 | 78 | 74 | 59 | 66 |
Utah | 51 | 73 | 86 | 37 | 76 | 65 |
Massachusetts | 42 | 68 | 85 | 53 | 67 | 63 |
Washington | 49 | 71 | 68 | 57 | 68 | 63 |
Virginia | 60 | 67 | 68 | 48 | 63 | 61 |
Nevada | 55 | 61 | 76 | 53 | 57 | 60 |
New Mexico | 78 | 53 | 100 | 0 | 61 | 58 |
Rhode Island | 55 | 64 | 16 | 100 | 54 | 58 |
Connecticut | 59 | 58 | 69 | 54 | 49 | 58 |
Maryland | 54 | 63 | 64 | 40 | 57 | 56 |
New York | 46 | 59 | 64 | 53 | 55 | 55 |
California | 58 | 50 | 59 | 55 | 54 | 55 |
Texas | 74 | 48 | 56 | 41 | 48 | 53 |
Mississippi | 83 | 48 | 55 | 26 | 40 | 50 |
Florida | 67 | 42 | 51 | 42 | 50 | 50 |
Kentucky | 70 | 55 | 38 | 33 | 51 | 49 |
Maine | 41 | 51 | 43 | 64 | 48 | 49 |
Arizona | 68 | 38 | 49 | 35 | 55 | 49 |
Georgia | 73 | 44 | 47 | 30 | 49 | 49 |
Michigan | 61 | 56 | 43 | 29 | 51 | 48 |
Pennsylvania | 51 | 50 | 49 | 38 | 52 | 48 |
Arkansas | 54 | 43 | 62 | 32 | 49 | 48 |
Wisconsin | 39 | 60 | 44 | 46 | 50 | 48 |
Louisiana | 77 | 48 | 39 | 34 | 41 | 48 |
Oregon | 44 | 37 | 53 | 45 | 60 | 48 |
Oklahoma | 92 | 42 | 38 | 25 | 40 | 47 |
Minnesota | 40 | 39 | 56 | 38 | 63 | 47 |
Tennessee | 58 | 51 | 51 | 28 | 45 | 47 |
Kansas | 54 | 44 | 47 | 39 | 44 | 46 |
North Carolina | 63 | 43 | 45 | 27 | 47 | 45 |
New Hampshire | 42 | 80 | 40 | 0 | 62 | 45 |
Iowa | 39 | 52 | 35 | 50 | 45 | 44 |
Colorado | 42 | 52 | 40 | 27 | 59 | 44 |
Missouri | 48 | 44 | 46 | 28 | 48 | 43 |
Indiana | 54 | 28 | 53 | 41 | 38 | 43 |
Ohio | 51 | 43 | 44 | 30 | 44 | 42 |
Illinois | 41 | 37 | 48 | 34 | 44 | 41 |
Nebraska | 40 | 39 | 50 | 21 | 48 | 40 |
Hawaii | 46 | 0 | 52 | 51 | 45 | 39 |
Alabama | 61 | 37 | 40 | 8 | 43 | 38 |
South Carolina | 56 | 15 | 42 | 20 | 52 | 37 |
Vermont | 41 | 0 | 79 | 0 | 63 | 37 |
District of Columbia | 33 | 29 | 55 | 0 | 61 | 36 |
Montana | 43 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 100 | 33 |
Delaware | 39 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 23 | 32 |
West Virginia | 52 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 40 | 26 |
Wyoming | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
South Dakota | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 18 |
Alaska | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 17 |
North Dakota | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 10 |