Nearly 1 in 4 Hong Kong students can’t finish homework without AI, study shows
Our Hong Kong Foundation calls for unified AI platform and more comprehensive curriculum to cover students at all academic levels
A leading Hong Kong think tank has called for a centralised platform for AI in schools, revealing that while 95 per cent of students use the technology, nearly one in four struggle to finish homework without it, putting their problem-solving and analytical thinking skills at risk.
Our Hong Kong Foundation on Tuesday also said a more comprehensive AI curriculum should be formulated to cover students at all academic levels.
The think tank surveyed 1,200 primary and secondary teachers and students from July to December last year.
It found 91 per cent of teachers and 95 per cent of students used artificial intelligence (AI) tools in teaching and learning.
Most relied on internationally open-source apps such as Poe, DeepSeek and Doubao, with only 3 per cent of teachers and 7 per cent of students using those developed by their own institutions.
But the AI survey raised alarm bells – around 23 per cent of the surveyed students struggled to complete homework without AI, while 16 per cent admitted inputting personal data into the tools.