From: Mireia Vendrell, Samantha-Kaye Johnston, “Scaffolding critical thinking with generative AI: Design principles for integrating large language models in higher education”

From the Introduction: Generative AI tools such as GPT-4 and DeepSeek R1 have moved rapidly from experimental novelties to everyday academic companions. A recent global survey reports that 86% of university students now use AI in their studies, with more than half engaging with these tools weekly, primarily to summarise documents, check grammar, paraphrase, and generate […]