PGR students strongly opposed uploading human-participant or sensitive qualitative data to GenAI platforms or using GenAI to interpret such data¶
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q2 i? Participants expressed strong reservations about uploading human-related or participant data to AI platforms, citing privacy, confidentiality, and data security risks, and opposed GenAI interpretation of qualitative, experiential data as lacking human judgement and contextual understanding. → Wei Dai and Cecilia Ka Yuk Chan 2026
Evidence¶
Wei Dai and Cecilia Ka Yuk Chan 2026¶
Wei Dai and Cecilia Ka Yuk Chan. (2026). Shaping responsible GenAI use in research through AI literacy-oriented guidelines: insights from postgraduate students. International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41239-026-00609-6
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RQ2 theme on human-centred research data: the focus-group analysis reports "strong reservations about uploading human-related or participant data to AI platforms". Participants viewed qualitative, experiential analysis as requiring human judgement, empathy, and contextual understanding that AI systems lack.
"Participants expressed strong reservations about uploading human-related or participant data to AI platforms, citing potential risks to privacy, confidentiality, and data security."
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PGR students strongly opposed uploading human-participant or sensitive qualitative data to GenAI platforms or using GenAI to interpret such data |
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PGR students strongly opposed uploading human-participant or sensitive qualitative data to GenAI platforms or using GenAI to interpret such data |
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2026 |
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