Cognitive Copilot: Artificial Intelligence and the Academic Moral Quandary
Faculty Mentor
Dr. Julia Smith
Presentation Type
Poster
Start Date
May 2025
End Date
May 2025
Location
PUB NCR
Primary Discipline of Presentation
Anthropology
Abstract
Over the last five years, Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been increasingly ubiquitous in ways that impact the higher education experience. Eastern Washington University, a medium-sized regional comprehensive, located in the inland Pacific Northwest, is no exception. This study examines how students are using AI in their daily and academic lives. Most students report knowing of and using AI, and note that professors provide both positive and negative messages. Students express their own ambivalence about current AI usage and apprehension for future implications. Using interviews and surveys, we explore how students are using - and want to use - AI.
Recommended Citation
Reece, McKinley Amanda; Anderson, Isabella; and Hill, Keisha, "Cognitive Copilot: Artificial Intelligence and the Academic Moral Quandary" (2025). 2025 Symposium. 6.
https://dc.ewu.edu/srcw_2025/ps_2025/p2_2025/6
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Cognitive Copilot: Artificial Intelligence and the Academic Moral Quandary
PUB NCR
Over the last five years, Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been increasingly ubiquitous in ways that impact the higher education experience. Eastern Washington University, a medium-sized regional comprehensive, located in the inland Pacific Northwest, is no exception. This study examines how students are using AI in their daily and academic lives. Most students report knowing of and using AI, and note that professors provide both positive and negative messages. Students express their own ambivalence about current AI usage and apprehension for future implications. Using interviews and surveys, we explore how students are using - and want to use - AI.
