Generative AI boom among Canadian students raises dilemmas
Students turn to AI, neglect critical thinking, KPMG finds
kpmg.com
Key survey findings:
- 73 per cent of Canadian students use generative AI tools in their schoolwork, up sharply from 59 per cent in 2024 and 52 per cent in 2023
- 65 per cent of students who use generative AI for their schoolwork say their peers rely on AI to avoid critical thinking
- 48 per cent say their critical thinking skills have deteriorated since they started using AI
- 45 per cent say their ‘first instinct’ is to use AI when they get an assignment instead of writing the first draft themselves
- 57 per cent say they feel like they are cheating whenever they use generative AI
- 54 per cent worry they’ll be caught for using generative AI tools
- 77 per cent want their educational institution to offer courses on how to use AI