# Bad Influence story: Google study finds AI teammates that push back improve student business plans

Active · 1 article · 1 source · First reported 11-07 16:00. Times are ET.
Story page: https://badinfluence.news/story/9392cda4-faeb-4e81-8573-92c359cf3f8f

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Latest update (11-07 16:00): Google study finds AI teammates that push back improve student business plans

Overview: Google researchers report that students who practiced with "Vantage" AI teammates that push back wrote better business plans than students using standard AI tools, according to a post by Rohan Paul on X. In a 52-student trial, the Vantage group averaged 67.6% on the final plan, versus 60.5% for the control group. Students who completed 5 to 6 practice tasks averaged 79.7%, while those who completed none averaged 59.3%.

The figures come from a secondary X post summarizing the Google paper, not from the paper itself, and the source does not describe the study's design beyond these scores.

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1. 11-07 16:00 · Rohan Paul · [Google study finds AI teammates that push back improve student business plans](https://badinfluence.news/items/n0g4uv5tht10s0v1f499eivuu)
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