Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become an integral part of everyday life, and this is no more obvious than in education.
The advent of Large Language Models in education has had a transformative effect on the learning process, making education more inclusive and engaging, helping students reach their full potential.
LLMs are a form of AI that can recognise and generate text, among other tasks. They’re built on machine learning and trained on huge sets of data, which helps them interpret human language and other complex data.
In the space of a few years, AI LLMs have become essential tools. Whichever subject you’re studying, LLMs in higher education can help you with several time-consuming tasks, so you have more time to focus on learning.
In this guide, you can learn more about AI tools for students and how they’re changing the way you study, as well as how they are changing the future of education.
How ChatGPT, Perplexity and Gemini Are Changing the Way Students Study
In the last decade, AI tools for academic purposes have evolved in several significant ways. One such way is the introduction of LLM tools for students like ChatGPT, Perplexity and Gemini, which have had a huge impact on the way students are studying.
Below you can see the effect of LLMs in education and how students use ChatGPT, Perplexity and Gemini.
| Before LLMs | After LLMs | |
| Access to information | Relying on textbooks, lectures and search engines, often time-consuming | AI study tools offer instant access to relevant information and summaries |
| Note-taking | Manual summarising from lectures and readings | Automated generations of summaries and highlights |
| Revision | Flashcards and practice problems created manually | Instant generation of quizzes and practice problems |
| Language Learning | Required textbooks and native speakers | Real-time conversational practice and grammar corrections |
| Learning access | Access to teachers and peers limited by availability | 24/7 access to explanations, examples and analogies |
