The vast majority of teenagers use artificial intelligence in their schoolwork but many struggle to spot misinformation, a report has suggested.<\/p>\n
More than 2,000 pupils aged 13 to 18 were asked by Oxford University Press (OUP) how they regarded AI.<\/p>\n
Just over half said it was difficult to tell whether content was true.<\/p>\n
The OUP said worried students were turning to teachers for help, but a third felt their tutors were not confident in using AI tools.<\/p>\n
Assistant headteacher Dan Williams, from Bishop Vesey’s Grammar School in Sutton Coldfield, said most pupils at his school were using AI for homework or revision.<\/p>\n
He said: “Some are using it really effectively and are using it as a personal tutor and getting that help.<\/p>\n
“But many are copying and pasting from the AI.<\/p>\n
“They do not yet have that bank of knowledge and experience to test whether something is correct or not.”<\/p>\n
Mr Williams, the school’s AI lead, said even he struggled to spot AI-generated people in videos.<\/p>\n
Eight out of 10 teenagers in the survey said they used AI for schoolwork, OUP reported.<\/p>\n
Nearly a third told researchers they could not tell whether AI content was true while a further fifth was unsure.<\/p>\n
However, Dr Alexandra Tomescu from OUP said pupils also praised the technology.<\/p>\n
She said: “We hear a lot about how AI is all doom and gloom and how it’s going to make young people very dependent on it.<\/p>\n
“But when asked, actually nine out of 10 students have said that they have benefitted from AI, especially in skill development.”<\/p>\n
She said pupils cited problem-solving, creative writing and critical thinking as skills they had learned.<\/p>\n