Trust is the missing piece in AI disclosure

This week, Dr Stuart Grey discusses GenAI disclosure as a trust problem. Students are more likely to disclose AI use when governance feels fair, consistent and credible in real teaching practice. The episode connects research with 739 students to QAA subject benchmark statements, QAA GenAI assessment focus groups and evidence on who completes student evaluations. In This Episode - Why GenAI disclosure is not just a policy communication problem. - How trust, fairness and implementation fidelity shape whether students disclose AI assistance. - Why inconsistent interpretation by staff turns disclosure into a social risk. - What non-response bias means for student evaluation evidence. - How QAA subject benchmark statements connect to student feedback evidence. - Why student voice on AI assessment needs more structure. Student Voice Practice The episode focuses on how overall sentiment averages can hide whose experience is changing, especially when institutions need to understand patterns by group, context or assessment design. Research Spotlight Students disclose AI use when governance feels fair and trustworthy: https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/students-disclose-ai-use-when-governance-feels-fair/ Who Actually Fills In Student Evaluations? New Evidence on Non-Response Bias: https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/who-fills-in-student-evaluations-non-response-bias/ Sector Watch QAA Subject Benchmark Statements, and what they mean for student feedback evidence: https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/qaa-subject-benchmark-statements-student-feedback-evidence/ QAA's GenAI assessment focus groups show why student voice on AI needs more structure: https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/qaa-genai-assessment-focus-groups-student-voice/ From the Archive Student Voice AI + evasys + Advance HE for PTES & PRES 2025: https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/student-voice-ai-evasys-advancehe-ptes-pres-2025/ What did COVID-19 mean for business and management students?: https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/business-and-management-students-experiences-of-covid-19/ Do history students benefit from clearer assessment methods?: https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/evaluating-assessment-methods-in-history-courses/ Practical Takeaway Look at one AI disclosure rule and ask whether students would hear the same explanation from every tutor. If not, the governance problem is implementation, not just wording. Full episode page: https://www.studentvoice.ai/podcast/episodes/009-trust-is-the-missing-piece-in-ai-disclosure/ Subscribe to Student Voice Weekly: https://www.studentvoice.ai/blog/newsletter/