The study, carried out in partnership with AI study tool company Kortext, said the main reason students used AI was to save time.
Four in five students (80%) said their university’s policy was “clear” and three-quarters (76%) said their institution would spot the use of AI in assessments.
The survey found that half of students from the most privileged backgrounds reported using generative AI to summarise articles, compared with 44% from the least privileged backgrounds.
The survey of 1,041 full-time undergraduate students, conducted in December, found that the most popular function of AI tools for students was to explain concepts to them (58%).
Robin Gibson, director of external affairs at Kortext, said: “The rapid rise in student use of generative AI highlights the transformative role these tools are playing in higher education.
