KEDI Survey Finds Only 17% of South Korean Teachers Know AI Policies

A survey by the Korea Educational Development Institute (KEDI) found that 54.6% of South Korean teachers use AI in school education at least once a week, according to The Kyunghyang Shinmun. Only 17.3% said they know the relevant laws, policies, and guidelines, while 45.4% said they do not.

KEDI surveyed 271 elementary, middle, and high school teachers. Among respondents, 94.5% use general purpose tools such as ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini. Teachers most often use AI to develop lesson ideas, create teaching materials, and draft official documents and reports.

About 64.2% of respondents had encountered unclear output processes or fabricated information. Other concerns included effects on student learning, the handling of personal and learning data, copyright, and plagiarism. The researchers recommended systems for recording, reporting, and addressing problems, with schools and local education offices sharing oversight responsibilities.