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University Students Feel 'Anxious, Confused and Distrustful' About AI in the Classroom and Among Their Peers
UNITED STATES AND TANZANIA, JUL 16 – Nearly one in three professors use AI without disclosing it, fueling student distrust and raising concerns over academic integrity and the impact on learning outcomes.
- In spring 2025, focus groups with 95 university students across campuses revealed widespread anxiety, confusion, and distrust about AI use in academics and peer interactions.
- These feelings stem from unclear rules on AI use, fears of unfair advantages from chatbots, and students doing extra work to verify peers’ assignments in an environment of diminished trust.
- Students and faculty showed different brain engagement patterns when writing essays using AI, Google, or no assistance, with those writing unaided exhibiting 55% greater brain activity than the ChatGPT users.
- Experts warned that uncritical dependence on AI threatens critical thinking, emphasized AI as a supplemental tool, and noted that responsible AI use requires clear policies and training in higher education.
- The findings imply that AI significantly affects learning, trust, and relationships in academia, signaling a need for better guidance to balance AI benefits with preserving student engagement and originality.
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