ChatGPT has rapidly become one of the most popular tools for learning, with 140 million people using it each week to help understand math and science concepts. Users also turn to ChatGPT to discover new topics, work through homework, prepare for exams, and break down challenging ideas.
For many learners, math and science can feel abstract and difficult to grasp. According to a Gallup survey, more than half of U.S. adults reported struggling with math, and many parents said they lack confidence in helping their children learn it.
OpenAI is now making learning in ChatGPT more interactive by introducing dynamic visual explanations. Starting with over 70 core math and science concepts, ChatGPT will guide learners by illustrating how formulas, variables, and relationships behave in real time. These experiences are available globally across all plans.
Grasping Concepts Through Interactive Visuals
Research suggests that visual, interaction-based learning can produce stronger conceptual understanding than traditional instruction for many students. When learners can manipulate variables and instantly observe the effects, they may better internalize the relationships behind mathematical and scientific concepts.
When someone asks ChatGPT about one of the supported core topics, it can now provide an explanation along with an interactive visual module. Users can adjust variables, manipulate formulas, and immediately see how those changes affect graphs and outcomes-transforming abstract equations into hands-on experiments.
High school mathematics teacher Anjini Grover commented that the feature strongly emphasizes conceptual understanding, noting that grasping why something works and how ideas connect helps concepts stick long term. She also appreciated how the tool prompts users to extend their thinking and explore deeper connections.
Example prompts to try include:
- Help me understand the Pythagorean Theorem
- Explain how PV=nRT works
- How can I find the area of a circle?
OpenAI's Efforts to Strengthen Learning with ChatGPT
Helping people explore ideas, experiment with concepts, and build deeper understanding is one of the most meaningful ways OpenAI can bring the benefits of AI to people everywhere.
In early testing, college and high school age students said the interactive experience helped them better understand how variables relate to one another. Parents said it provided a more dynamic way to walk through problems alongside their children. Educators noted that tools like this could help students understand how concepts work rather than simply memorizing formulas.
This is just the beginning. Over time, OpenAI plans to expand interactive learning with additional subjects and continue building tools that strengthen learning with ChatGPT. This work builds on experiences like study mode, introduced last year to help students work through problems step by step, and quizzes, which help users strengthen recall and prepare for exams.
The research landscape on how AI affects learning is still evolving, but recent studies-including OpenAI's findings on study mode-show promising early signals. Through partners in OpenAI's NextGenAI initiative and the OpenAI Learning Lab, the company will continue advancing research to better understand how AI shapes learning over time. OpenAI intends to publish findings, shape future product experiences based on these insights, and collaborate with the broader education ecosystem to ensure AI benefits learners worldwide.
Interactive learning is rolling out to all logged-in ChatGPT users. The current list of math and science topics is most relevant to high school and college age learners, covering subjects such as binomial square, Charles' law, circle area, circle equation, compound interest, cone surface area, cone volume, Coulomb's law, cylinder volume, degrees of freedom, difference of squares, exponential decay, Hooke's law, kinetic energy, lens equation, linear equation, Ohm's law, period–frequency relation, potential energy, PV=nRT equation, Pythagorean theorem, slope–intercept form, surface area of sphere, triangle area, trig angle sum identity, and others.