About 69 percent of ninth graders used artificial intelligence (AI), most commonly for homework, creating images or videos, and chatting, a survey found today.
The poll was conducted by the National Academy of Educational Research (NAER) and Academia Sinica as part of the Taiwan Assessment of Student Achievement Longitudinal Study.
It asked ninth graders about AI, finding that 94.2 percent knew what generative AI was, although 31 percent said that they had never used it.
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Among those that did report using generative AI, 6.8 percent used it daily, 3.9 percent used it between five and six times per week, 12.2 percent between three and four times per week, and 46 percent used it once or twice a week.
About 53.2 percent of ninth graders said that teachers had taught them how to use generative AI, while 46.8 percent said their teachers did not, suggesting that the adoption rate of the technology could continue to improve.
Students reported using AI for homework, translation, research and creating content, indicating that it has already become a part of their studies and daily habits across academic and creative interests.
This result could reflect how younger, digitally native groups are more amenable to new technologies and points to a growing trend of using AI in a balanced way, the NAER said.
The gap between those who are aware of AI (94.2 percent) and those who reported using it (69 percent) suggests that most are not becoming advanced or heavy users, the academy said.
As about half of schools are teaching students how to use AI, it suggests that teachers recognize how important the technology is becoming, it said.
The wide array of ways in which students use AI tools also shows its wide-ranging capability and future potential, it added.
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