European parents express concern over AI use in schools

A report by GoStudent on the future of education reveals significant gaps in how artificial intelligence is integrated into schooling across Europe. In Austria, parental trust in government policy regarding AI regulations is the lowest among surveyed nations, with only 24 percent believing the government is doing enough to establish clear rules. Additionally, 60 percent of Austrian parents feel schools are not responding adequately to the integration of AI into daily life.

In Germany, parents feel a higher level of personal responsibility for teaching their children to use AI than parents in other surveyed countries. While 47 percent of German parents believe they should be primarily responsible for guiding AI use, only 24 percent believe schools should take the lead, which is lower than the average of 29 percent across the six studied nations.

Across the study, which included Germany, Austria, France, Italy, Spain, and the United Kingdom, approximately 80 percent of students use AI for schoolwork. Among those users, roughly two-thirds have submitted AI-generated content as their own original work. Furthermore, about 43 percent of children reported never having received instruction on how to use AI tools, with only 15 percent having participated in a structured lesson on the subject.