The fast-growing adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI) into the educational process has altered the teaching/learning/evaluation procedures in higher education. Although AI-based tools have numerous instruments like personalized learning, academic support, and increased efficiency, they become highly questionable in terms of academic integrity, data privacy, bias, transparency, and over-reliance on the automated system. Here, the awareness, perception, and acceptance of ethical AI use by students are significant and become a key to sustainable and responsible use. The current paper will focus on the awareness, ethical perception and acceptance of Artificial Intelligence among college students with specific reference to its ethical application in education. The research design is a quantitative one and the primary data is gathered via a structured questionnaire, administered using Google Forms to the students of the college. The descriptive and inferential statistical methods are utilized to analyze knowledge of AI tools and perceived ethical issues of students and their readiness to receive AI-assisted learning under the ethics. The results show that, though the students are highly aware and positively perceive the educational benefits of AI, there are serious fears of misuse, plagiarism, data security, and unfairness in assessments. The research indicates the discrepancy between the extensive use of AI and its official acknowledgment among the students. The study will add to the current body of research by providing empirical evidence with regard to student attitudes and perceptions of the necessity of institutional policies, ethical training, and policy frameworks to enhance responsible and ethical AI use in the higher education setting. The research has application implications on educators, academic institutions, and policymakers to incorporate AI into educational ecosystems in an ethical and sustainable manner.
Mr. Mithilesh Ramdayal Gupta (Fri,) studied this question.