Layer 1 survey (N=54) found mostly daily or weekly but largely passive AI use, with persistent ethical anxiety described as cheating fears or hallucination worries¶

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q2 i? Among 54 consented survey respondents from 7 of 18 courses, most utilized AI tools daily (35.2%) or weekly (48.1%), usage was largely passive (e.g., summarization), and open-ended responses revealed persistent ethical anxiety. → survey-1

Evidence¶

survey-1¶

Weihao Qu, Ling Zheng, Chris Buzaid, and Daniel Crawford. 2026. LearnAI: Just-in-Time AI Co-Creation Across Disciplines at a University. https://arxiv.org/abs/2608.19164 doi:10.48550/arxiv.2608.19164

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Post-session survey in the Wide-Exposure Layer, administered in 7 of 18 courses (estimated combined enrollment approximately 120 students) with 58 responses and 54 consenting to research use, an estimated 48% participation rate. The article reports frequent descriptions of AI as "cheating" or fears of hallucination, underscoring the gap between passive consumption and confident authorship.

"while most respondents utilized AI tools daily (35.2%) or weekly (48.1%), usage was largely passive (e.g., summarization)."

Discussion¶

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