Study and education

Coursework, revision and what schools and universities permit.

• Can you use AI to write a personal statement?Verdict: Yes, with careYes, with care: UCAS says AI can help you brainstorm, structure and check readability. Submitting AI-written text as your own could be treated as cheating and cost you offers.
• Can you use AI to do my homework?Verdict: NoNo, not for work you hand in as your own. Exam boards treat AI-written coursework as malpractice and universities have integrity rules. Using AI to understand the topic is a different matter.
• Can you use AI to help me study?Verdict: YesYes. AI is useful for explanations, quizzes, flashcards and language practice. Check what it tells you, keep assessed work your own, and don't paste in anything sensitive.
• Can you use AI to summarise a PDF?Verdict: Yes, with careYes, with care. It works well for public and non-sensitive documents. Uploads can be stored and seen by human reviewers, and summaries can be wrong, so check the key points.