AI in Schools Report Balancing Adoption With Risk

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.