A Swansea University psychology study has found that disengaged students are more likely to use AI tools—particularly ChatGPT—for academic assignments, raising questions about academic integrity and the need for proactive interventions.
A Swansea University psychology study has found that disengaged students are more likely to use AI tools—particularly ChatGPT—for academic assignments, raising questions about academic integrity and the need for proactive interventions.
Launched in November 2022, ChatGPT is an AI program capable of answering questions in detailed, human-like ways.
Researchers surveyed 160 undergraduate students, aged between 18 and 24, in March 2023 to assess their attitudes towards and past usage of AI tools such as ChatGPT in academic coursework. The study is published in The Internet and Higher Education journal.
Thirty-two percent of respondents expressed a willingness to use AI tools such as ChatGPT for their assignments, and fifteen percent admitted they had already employed such tools in the past.
Surprisingly, commonly used indicators of academic behavior like personality traits—such as conscientiousness, agreeableness, Machiavellianism, and narcissism—along with academic performance and confidence in their own study abilities didn’t accurately predict future utilization of AI tools for coursework.
