Primary School Students’ Awareness of the Ethical Aspects of Using Artificial Intelligence Tools

This paper presents research findings on primary school students’ awareness of the ethical aspects of using artificial intelligence (AI) tools for homework. The study used a self-constructed online questionnaire administered to 301 primary school students from grades five to eight attending two primary schools in Northwestern Croatia. The results show that 57.8% of students already use AI tools to complete their homework. Students in higher grades use it more often than those in lower grades. A significant Spearman correlation exists between respondents’ daily time spent on social media and the use of AI tools (r = 0.34, p < .001). Only 36.5% of students in the sample believe it is unacceptable to copy AI-generated answers when completing their homework. The results underscore the need to integrate AI education into the primary school informatics curriculum in the Republic of Croatia, including introducing content that addresses the ethical aspects of using AI tools.