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Recent advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) have broadened the applicability of AI-generated images across various sectors, including the creative industry and design. However, their utilization in educational contexts, particularly among undergraduate students in computer science and software engineering, remains underexplored. This study adopts an exploratory approach, employing questionnaires and interviews, to assess students' acceptance, trust, and positive attitudes towards AI-generated images for educational tasks such as presentations, reports, and web design. The results reveal high acceptance, trust, and positive attitudes among students who value the ease of use and potential academic benefits. However, concerns regarding the lack of technical precision, where the AI fails to accurately produce images as specified by prompts, moderately impact their practical application in detail-oriented educational tasks. These findings suggest a need for developing comprehensive guidelines that address ethical considerations and intellectual property issues, while also setting quality standards for AI-generated images to enhance their educational use. Enhancing the capabilities of AI tools to meet precise user specifications could foster creativity and improve educational outcomes in technical disciplines.
Study at a glance
- Question: How do undergraduate students accept, trust, and view AI-generated images for educational tasks?
- Setting and data: Undergraduate students in computer science and software engineering.
- Method: Questionnaires and interviews (exploratory approach).
Why it matters
AI-generated images are increasingly applicable across sectors like the creative industry and design. However, their utilization in educational contexts, particularly among undergraduate students in computer science and software engineering, remains underexplored.
Key findings
- Undergraduate computer science and software engineering students reported high acceptance, trust, and positive attitudes toward using AI-generated images for educational tasks.
- Students valued AI-generated images for their ease of use and potential academic benefits in coursework like presentations, reports, and web design.
- Concerns regarding AI's lack of technical precision when following prompts moderately limited students' practical use of images in detail-oriented tasks.
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