The 2026 HEPI/Kortext Student Generative AI Survey (third annual) finds that 95% of UK undergraduates now use AI β up from 66% in 2024. Yet universities remain deeply polarised: encouraging and discouraging AI in almost equal measure. Students are navigating this alone.
As of 2025, 92% of students globally use AI for school. But 45% of teachers and 52% of students have had zero formal AI training. What does this gap mean?
The largest AI survey in higher education history shows 95% of university respondents use AI β but 82% of students fear it will hurt their job prospects. And the OECD warns: better outputs don't always mean deeper learning.
NotebookLM and ChatGPT are fundamentally different in structure and purpose. This post compares the two tools across specific educational scenarios and provides clear criteria for choosing between them depending on the situation.