CTV Winnipeg: Should AI get an A+ in classrooms? Manitoba expert weighs in

KPMG surveyed 423 students across the country, finding nearly six in 10 use generative AI in their school work. Most reported using AI to generate ideas and conduct research, but others said they would use AI to write essays and complete tests or exams.

Of those students, 82 per cent said they have claimed generative AI content as their own work.

“The question isn’t should we ban it or allow it entirely? It’s at what point and to what degree do we encourage students to make use of these tools?” said David Gerhard, the head of computer science at the University of Manitoba.

He said it shouldn’t be a surprise that so many students are using AI. But post-secondary institutions should be taking notes.

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