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59 per cent of respondents was using the technology to help explain concepts. Another use relates to its potential to act as a private tutor, although only nine per cent of these students were already using a GenAI tool in this way. However, there was also a lot of fear regarding the use of GenAI, with 50 per cent of students with a disability concerned that they may be accused of plagiarism. In addition, the sample confirmed some common fears surrounding the wider impact of GenAI technology, including concerns over misinformation, scams and broader societal effects, such as surveillance and harassment. When it comes to GenAI’s potential impact on their career aspirations, the students were unsure if there would be any immediate effects, but their views tended to be more negative when asked about effects that may be felt in the longer term of more than five years from now. EB “Students used GenAI for study tasks, such as suggesting ideas and summarising articles, as well as to help explain key concepts”
GENERATIVE AI’S POTENTIAL PROS AND CONS FOR STUDENTS WITH A DISABILITY
Nottingham Business School’s Elaine Chen and Yun He, together with an undergraduate student and NTU’s dyslexia specialist Richard Fletcher, surveyed 54 students known to NTU’s disability and inclusion team to learn more about their views on the subject and how they currently use GenAI. Nearly half of the respondents (46 per cent) felt that GenAI tools were well-designed to accommodate their specific needs. They were also more likely to report using GenAI for study tasks, such as suggesting ideas and summarising articles, than other students, when the findings were compared to a survey that did not target this segment of the student body. Most popular and cited by
SCHOOL Nottingham Business School Nottingham Trent University (NTU) COUNTRY UK
central advantage of generative AI (GenAI) is its accessibility, with its instantly
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recognisable interface and ability to ‘chat’, allowing most people to use the technology without any training. It, therefore, stands to reason that GenAI may offer benefits for students with dyslexia, neurodivergence and other disabilities. In this context,
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