Most German students use ChatGPT for homework – Survey

 

BERLIN – Around a year after the hype surrounding ChatGPT began, tools like this have arrived in the everyday educational lives of many young people in Germany, according to a new survey.

The survey found that 68% of school pupils, trainees and university students have already used ChatGPT or similar artificial intelligence (AI)-based tools for homework or coursework, according to a YouGov survey commissioned by the mobile phone provider congstar and the company “share.”

According to the survey, 11% regularly use AI programmes for homework and coursework, 32% sometimes and 25% rarely use it. Only 29% stated that they do not use such tool at all. 

The survey was made available to dpa. 

A representative sample of 702 people aged between 16 and 26 who were either in training, studying or still at school were surveyed between September 25 and October 4. 

The chat robot ChatGPT from US start-up OpenAI has been available free of charge since November 2022. In just a few weeks, the number of users skyrocketed to over 100 million. 

With the help of AI, ChatGPT can answer questions on a wide range of topics or even write entire essays, although there are questions about its accuracy. 

The arrival of ChatGPT and other such tools has raised increasing debate about how the technology will affect education in the long term.