Kusper, Gábor, Mátyás, György István, Balla, Tamás (2025) We are not afraid of the wolf! – AI usage attitudes among Hungarian informatics students Annales Mathematicae et Informaticae. 61. pp. 186-201. ISSN 1787-6117 (Online)
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We report a multi-instrument study of Hungarian informatics students’ attitudes toward generative AI in programming education. Large Language Models (LLMs) are increasingly used to generate code, explain concepts, and support coursework, raising questions about reliability, skill development, and job security. Our study, We Are Not Afraid of the Wolf!, conducted at Eszterházy Károly Catholic University, combined six surveys across two waves with BSc students in Computer Science and Business Informatics. We tested three hypotheses: H1—students are not concerned that increasingly intelligent AI tools will hinder their job prospects; H2—better programmers use AI more effectively for programming tasks; H3—better programmers evaluate AI-generated code more critically. Results: H1 was partially supported—most view AI as a tool and express limited near-term concern, though medium-term uncertainty remains. H2 received partial support: programmer-quality proxies (course grade and self-assessment) showed weakto- moderate positive associations with output in a 10-minute AI-assisted game development task. H3 was strongly supported: higher-competence students consistently review, debug, and seek to understand AI-generated code. Overall, students adopt a critical yet pragmatic stance: they leverage AI to increase efficiency while maintaining verification routines. The dataset is openly available and will be updated annually. So, there is new hope: higher education in informatics still makes sense, as in our results more skilled programmers outperform less skilled peers even when both use powerful AI tools.
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| Szerző: | Szerző neve Email MTMT azonosító ORCID azonosító Közreműködés Kusper, Gábor NEM RÉSZLETEZETT NEM RÉSZLETEZETT NEM RÉSZLETEZETT Szerző Mátyás, György István NEM RÉSZLETEZETT NEM RÉSZLETEZETT NEM RÉSZLETEZETT Szerző Balla, Tamás NEM RÉSZLETEZETT NEM RÉSZLETEZETT NEM RÉSZLETEZETT Szerző |
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| Kulcsszavak: | LLMs in Programming, AI in Computer Science Education, Student Attitudes Toward AI |
| Folyóirat alcíme: | Selected papers of the International Conference on Formal Methods and Foundations of Artificial Intelligence |
| Nyelv: | angol |
| Kötetszám: | 61. |
| DOI azonosító: | 10.33039/ami.2025.10.004 |
| ISSN: | 1787-6117 (Online) |
| Felhasználó: | Tibor Gál |
| Dátum: | 29 Okt 2025 12:49 |
| Utolsó módosítás: | 29 Okt 2025 12:49 |
| URI: | http://publikacio.uni-eszterhazy.hu/id/eprint/8835 |
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