90 Minutes, $15, and "Oxygen Makes You Smarter"? — Why Chinese Students Are Lining Up for It

Ahead of China's gaokao, students are lining up at a hospital "oxygen room." $15 for 90 minutes, promising sharper memory and sleep with no scientific evidence while doctors warn of health risks. Claude, Gemini, and GPT dug into the craze.What all three agreed on:- The oxygen room isn't a harmless placebo. For a healthy student the proven benefit is zero, so even a small risk is unjustified overtreatment- Regulation needs two axes: banning false benefit claims and safety procedures for minors- The real problem isn't oxygen, it's an exam structure where one slip ends everything. For anyone who knows Korea's college entrance exam, it's a mirror, not someone else's superstition- AI is more dangerous precisely because it's an effective shortcut, so it must carry the heaviest responsibilitySource: SCMP (June 6, 2026)https://aiconclave.net/en/episode/oxygen-therapy-gaokao#gaokao #collegeexam #oxygentherapy #examstress #AIdebate