Research on the Current Status, Problems, and Countermeasures of College Students' Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence

Abstract

The rapid development of generative artificial intelligence technology is profoundly transforming the educational ecosystem. As an important user group of AI technology, college students' current usage status, cognitive attitudes, and behavioral characteristics warrant in-depth investigation. This study systematically examines college students' use of generative AI across six dimensions: usage frequency, application scenarios, satisfaction, privacy concerns, academic integrity, and ethical awareness, based on a questionnaire survey of 222 students from a higher vocational college. The findings reveal that the AI usage rate among college students reaches 98.2%, with 58.1% being high-frequency users (daily); AI has a significant positive impact on learning outcomes (66.7% perceive improvement or significant improvement); however, prominent issues include weak privacy protection awareness (81.5% have not carefully read privacy policies), inconsistency between academic integrity cognition and behavior (73.4% agree that AI content can be referenced but not directly submitted, yet only 5.0% always proactively disclose AI use), and lack of school AI usage regulations (84.2% are unclear or unaware of school policies). The study recommends improving school AI usage norms, strengthening AI ethics education, and enhancing students' digital literacy to guide college students to use generative AI rationally, normatively, and responsibly.