A survey found that Korea is among the world's major countries that actively use artificial intelligence (AI) in education and view its effects positively.
According to the report "Our lives with AI," which Google and Ipsos jointly conducted and released on the 3rd, 69% of respondents in Korea said "AI is having a positive impact on the way we learn." This exceeds the global average of 65%. The share who said AI has a positive impact on how they access information was also found at 68%.
Korean respondents also gave high marks to the use of AI across the education sector. The share who said elementary, middle, and high school students are likely to benefit from AI was 79%; for university students, 86%; and for educators, 84%. Google said these figures are consistently higher than the global average.
Google noted in particular that, although Korea remains among the top performers in the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA), resistance to using AI in education is relatively low. It said the use of AI in education is spreading rapidly not only in Korea but also in other high-achieving countries such as Japan and Singapore.
The report said experience using AI itself is growing quickly. Sixty-two percent of Korean respondents said they have used AI chatbots such as Gemini, a sharp increase from 38% in 2023.
Google said that, starting last year, AI use reached a tipping point, moving beyond mere curiosity or experimentation to become a tool that provides practical help. In fact, 74% of AI users said they use AI for learning and deeper understanding.
Among these, education and learning have emerged as the center of AI use. Eighty-five percent of students aged 18 or older, 81% of teachers, and 76% of parents said they have used AI, far exceeding the 66% average among the general public.
Changes in perceptions of AI were closely linked to usage experience. The more frequently people used AI, the higher their expectations for the technology; among them, 86% said "expectations are high for AI's potential."