Pre‐Service Teachers' Process of Developing and Using Content With <scp>AI</scp>

ABSTRACT Artificial intelligence (AI) is a technology that has been used quite effectively in the 21st century and has the potential to directly affect education as well as many other fields. AI is supported in many areas such as developing skills in education, increasing the effectiveness of education and student motivation, contributing to the professional development of teachers, and reducing institutional workload. This study aims to examine the perceptions and usage habits of pre‐service teachers (PT) towards chatbots, especially ChatGPT. A case study was conducted for the research, and data were obtained from the individual interviews, Bot Usability Scale and the Individual Innovativeness Scale. The participants of the study were PT studying at a state university. The findings of the study show that the PT mostly used chatbots for educational, informational and unethical purposes. In addition, it was found that the PT individual innovativeness levels and their attitudes towards AI were related.