Imagine a student working on an assignment and they are stuck. Their lecturer or tutor is not available. Or maybe they feel worried about looking silly if they ask for help. So they turn to ChatGPT for feedback instead.

In mere moments they will have an answer, which they can prompt for further clarification if they need.

They are not alone. Our research shows nearly half of surveyed Australian university students use generative artificial intelligence (AI) for feedback.

Between August and October 2024, my colleagues surveyed 6,960 students across four major Australian universities.

The participants studied a wide range of subjects including sciences, engineering and mathematics, health, humanities, business and law.

More than half (57%) were women, 72% were aged between 18 and 24  years. Nearly 90% were full-time students, 58% were domestic students, 61% were undergraduate and 92% were attending on campus activities as part of their studies.

Each of the universities invited its enrolled students to complete an online survey.

We wanted to understand how students use AI for learning, particularly if they have used AI for feedback, and what were their........

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