In simulations, responsible AI-use norms emerge only within a constrained design space: when reflection effort is high relative to its reward, opportunistic AI use persists, and near the boundary small changes in reward or effort produce large shifts in responsible-use frequency¶

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q2 i? When reflection effort is high relative to the reward assigned to it, responsible AI use remains rare even when reflective incentives are present, and opportunistic AI use is the evolutionarily stable outcome. → Ndidi Bianca Ogbo 2026 q2 i? Near the boundary between regimes, small changes in reflection reward or effort produce large changes in the stationary frequency of responsible AI use, indicating a tipping-point dynamic. → Ndidi Bianca Ogbo 2026 (2)

Evidence¶

Ndidi Bianca Ogbo 2026¶

Ndidi Bianca Ogbo, Zhao Song, Shatha Ghareeb, and The Anh Han. (2026). Mathematical Modelling of Ethical AI Use in Higher Education: A Coordination Game Framework for Future-Facing Learning. https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.27400 doi:10.48550/arxiv.2605.27400

q2 · i? · theoretical · r3

Numerical simulation results shown in Figure 3, mapping stationary frequency of responsible AI use with meaningful reflection across reflection reward r and reflection effort cost κ. The article reports the cognitive and time demands outweigh perceived assessment value in that regime. No effect size is printed.

"When reflection effort is high relative to the reward assigned to it (upper-left region), responsible AI use remains rare, even when reflective incentives are present."

Ndidi Bianca Ogbo 2026 (2)¶

Ndidi Bianca Ogbo, Zhao Song, Shatha Ghareeb, and The Anh Han. (2026). Mathematical Modelling of Ethical AI Use in Higher Education: A Coordination Game Framework for Future-Facing Learning. https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.27400

q2 · i? · theoretical · r2

Numerical simulation result from the same Figure 3 design-space analysis. The article concludes assessment-led AI governance is highly sensitive to calibration near the transition region. No effect size is printed.

"Small changes in reward or effort near this boundary produce large changes in the stationary frequency of responsible AI use, indicating a tipping-point dynamic."

Discussion¶

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