Institutional development · Digital transformation, data and AI · United Kingdom
Academics overestimate students' use of generative AI, study reported by Manchester finds
A study reported by the University of Manchester finds that lecturers and students see AI use very differently, with academics overestimating how much students use generative AI for their studies.
Why it matters: Lecturers and students are the two groups whose differing views of generative AI use in study the research describes.
The University of Manchester reported a study finding that lecturers and students see the use of AI in very different ways.
According to the university, the study found that academics overestimate how much students use generative AI for their studies.
The university said the findings point to a need for better understanding of how the technology is being used.
Editor’s view
Sarah Williamson, Teaching, Digital and AI Editor
According to the university, academics overestimate students' use of generative AI for study, and it says this points to a need to understand better how the technology is being used.
