Report · student survey

The full write-up

Everything on this site, written up as one document. For anyone who needs to read the survey properly instead of skimming it.

358 responses · data last updated 22 Aug 2026

At a glance

Responses
358
Taught in school
6%
Self-taught
94%
Median dependence
5 / 10
Mean trust
6.5 / 10

These come from the same file as the charts, so the two can’t drift apart.

What’s in it

six sections
  1. 01

    What we asked

    All fifteen questions, and what each one was for.

  2. 02

    Who answered

    School, college and exam students, and where they live.

  3. 03

    How AI is actually used

    Which tools, how often, and what for.

  4. 04

    Who taught them

    Who taught students to use AI, and how little of it was school.

  5. 05

    Trust and dependence

    How much students lean on AI, and how much they believe it.

  6. 06

    How we did it

    How we collected the answers, and what this sample can’t tell you.

Citing this

for coursework and press

Always quote a figure with the number of people behind it. That number changes from question to question: dependence was the only optional question, so fewer people answered it.

AI Perception & Usage, student survey, 358 responses, 22 Aug 2026. how-i-use-ai.pages.dev

  1. 01The questions
  2. 02Your results
  3. 03What we found
  4. 04The report
  5. 05Your card

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