More than half of Canadian students use artificial intelligence in their studies
That said, most educational institutions do not have a policy on the use of AI.
The influence of artificial intelligence on the life of almost every modern person is becoming more and more powerful. At the same time, it is not clear to everyone how to treat the use of AI. For example, in Canadian educational institutions there are no clear recommendations on the use of artificial intelligence. As a result, students face an ethical choice: to use AI and "cut corner," or to refuse to use it, potentially giving their classmates an advantage.
Generative AI — ChatGPT, Bard, DALL-E, Midjourney and DeepMind — can be used for idea generation, research, art and writing.
KPMG decided to ask how much high school and college students are using artificial intelligence in their studies. To do so, they surveyed more than 5,000 adult Canadians in May, including 222 students at universities, colleges, vocational or high school educational institutions.
The survey showed that more than half — 52% — of students over 18 years old used generative artificial intelligence to do their homework or take exams. At the same time, 60% of respondents consider such actions as cheating.
Also, 90% of students who used artificial intelligence said the quality of their coursework improved, and nearly 70% reported that their grades improved.
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