Report by Keeper
AI in Schools Report Balancing Adoption With Risk
Key Findings
41% of schools report they have already experienced AI-related cyber incidents.
1% of education institutions ban AI tools entirely for faculty and staff.
20% of education institutions reported that they haven’t experienced AI-generated phishing attempts or misinformation campaigns.
66% of education leaders are aware of privacy concerns as an AI cybersecurity risk.
Awareness of potential AI-related cybersecurity risks is reassuringly high (83%) among education leaders.
74% of education institutions allow AI tools with guidelines for faculty and staff.
36% of education institutions responded 'Not that I know of' when asked about AI-generated phishing attempts or misinformation campaigns.
10% of education institutions discourage but do not ban AI tools for students.
73% of education institutions allow AI tools with guidelines for students.
60% of students use AI for brainstorming.
49% of students use AI for language assistance.
36% of faculty express substantial worry about financial damage related to AI.
82% of education institutions said they feel at least “somewhat prepared” to handle AI-related cybersecurity threats.
90% of faculty are at least “somewhat concerned” about AI-related cybersecurity threats.
86% of education institutions permit students to use AI tools.
62% of students use AI for research.
Only 2% of education institutions have banned AI tools outright for students.
27% of students use AI for completing assignments.
2% of education institutions ban AI tools entirely for students.
54% of schools have not experienced students creating harmful AI content (deepfakes of peers, etc.).
Among faculty, adoption of AI tools is 91%.
2% of education institutions feel “not at all prepared” to handle AI-related cybersecurity threats over the next 1–2 years.
37% of faculty are 'Very concerned' about AI-related cybersecurity threats.
16% of schools are not sure if they have experienced students creating harmful AI content (deepfakes of peers, etc.).
More than a third (37%) of faculty said they were “very concerned” about AI-related cybersecurity threats.
37% of faculty express substantial worry about reputational harm related to AI.
53% of faculty are 'Somewhat concerned' about AI-related cybersecurity threats.
10% of faculty are 'Not concerned' about AI-related cybersecurity threats.
65% of faculty are concerned about student privacy violations due to AI.
53% of faculty are concerned about learning disruption due to AI.
52% of faculty are concerned about deepfake impersonation of staff/students due to AI.
30% of students use AI for coding.
40% of students use AI for revision support.
32% of education institutions feel “very prepared” to handle AI-related cybersecurity threats over the next 1–2 years.
Only one in four educators feels truly confident in their ability to spot an AI scam.
More than 40% of faculty have already been impacted by AI-related cybersecurity threats.
30% of education institutions reported that AI-generated phishing attempts or misinformation campaigns were contained quickly.
41% of schools said they have faced phishing, misinformation and other disruptive efforts.
Nearly 30% of schools reported instances of students producing harmful AI content.
Most confirmed AI-related events (30%) were “contained quickly” at education insitutions.
A majority of school respondents (39%) were unsure whether AI-related incidents had occurred.
26% of educators are Very confident in recognizing AI-related cyber threats.
6% of educators are Not at all confident in recognizing AI-related cyber threats.
53% of educators are Somewhat Confident in recognizing AI-related cyber threats.
11% of education institutions reported that AI-generated phishing attempts or misinformation campaigns caused disruption.
15% of educators are Neutral in their confidence in recognizing AI-related cyber threats.
50% of education institutions feel “somewhat prepared” to handle AI-related cybersecurity threats over the next 1–2 years.
13% of education institutions feel “not very prepared” to handle AI-related cybersecurity threats over the next 1–2 years.
30% of schools have experienced students creating harmful AI content (deepfakes of peers, etc.).
45% of students use AI for creative projects.
13% of education institutions approve AI tools without guidelines for students.
67% of education insitutions' faculty use AI for administrative functions such as scheduling.
60% of faculty use AI for lesson preparation.
About half of education institutions allow staff to use AI for grading, student engagement strategies and data analysis.
65% of education leaders are aware of data leakage as an AI cybersecurity risk.
7% of education institutions discourage but do not ban AI tools for faculty and staff.
17% of education institutions approve AI tools without guidelines for faculty and staff.
69% of education leaders are aware of student misuse as an AI cybersecurity risk.
65% of education leaders are aware of misinformation as an AI cybersecurity risk.
43% of faculty express substantial worry about bias in AI outputs.
Awareness of potential AI-related cybersecurity risks is reassuringly high (83%) among education leaders.