The Use of Artificial Intelligence Tools among University Students and its Association with Personality Traits

Descripción

Despite constant increase in the use of Artificial Intelligence tools in educational settings, nothing is known about students’ personality traits associated with the use of these resources. Thus, the objective of this study was to explore possible links between Artificial Intelligence use and personality traits among university students. A cross-sectional ex-post facto quantitative study was conducted with 1761 undergraduate students (Mage = 20.30; SD = 2.76). Validated questionnaires were administered for data collection, always under the supervision of members of the research team. According to multinomial regression analysis, neuroticism and extraversion were related to sporadic use and frequent use, respectively. Agreeableness increased the odds of using Artificial Intelligence to solve every day doubts and neuroticism to do academic work. Conscientiousness was negatively related to the use of Artificial Intelligence to do academic work and to create fake content. Higher scores in openness increased the likelihood of creating fake content using Artificial Intelligence. These results provide novel information about personal characteristics associated with the use of Artificial Intelligence tools among university students. Educators should consider this information when implementing Artificial Intelligence into their educational strategies.