In a new HEPI Policy Note, Provide or punish? Students’ views on generative AI in higher education (HEPI Policy Note 51 – see it also on the Kortext website) by Josh Freeman, HEPI and Kortext explore students’ attitudes to new generative AI tools like ChatGPT and Google Bard.
Since ChatGPT was released in November 2022, there has been an explosion of interest in generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) tools, which are capable of creating new content such as text, images and video. Many people are excited by GenAI’s potential to enhance learning, support students and reduce both student and staff workload. But there is equal concern over a potential epidemic of AI-based cheating.
This is the first UK-wide study to explore students’ use of generative AI since ChatGPT was released. We partnered with Kortext, the digital content, student experience and engagement data experts and creators of generative AI tool Kortext Premium, to lift the lid on how students think about and use new GenAI technologies.
