Majority of students worried AI will be misused in their university

Students were more likely to consider using AI to write or produce an entire piece of work as cheating; 63% of those surveyed said this was cheating, and 13% said it was acceptable, compared to 55% of college educators. File photo

College students are worried about the use of AI in education, with a majority worried about the technology being misused in their university, a new survey suggests.

The findings are included in a report compiled by plagiarism checker Turnitin, which is commonly used in Irish higher education institutions.