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A study of GenAI usage by Design Students: Analysis of Survey Results and Journals of AI practices at the Politecnico di Milano in 2025/2026

● high · 2026-07-22generative-ai, higher-ed, student-experience, ai-literacy, academic-integrity, writing-education

This survey of design students at the Politecnico di Milano (2025/2026), paired with AI-use journals kept during research assignments, examines how Generative AI enters the design process. Reported use is very frequent and concentrated in the early, ideation-heavy stages of projects.

Crucially, high GenAI adoption did not reduce students' perceived project ownership or creativity, a finding relevant to Higher Ed policy and the Student Experience of AI-augmented studio work. The study speaks to ongoing AI Literacy efforts and to Academic Integrity debates about authorship and process transparency in design and Writing Education, offering educators a discipline-specific evidence base for Generative AI guidance rather than blanket restriction.

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    • Citation

    Stefana Broadbent, et al. (2026). A study of GenAI usage by Design Students: Analysis of Survey Results and Journals of AI practices at the Politecnico di Milano in 2025/2026. arXiv:2607.17094. arXiv:2607.17094 [cs.CY].