Evolution of the Adoption of Generative AI Among Spanish Engineering Students

The irruption of ChatGPT has led to a technological change that could affect all sectors, concretely education. University students are facing this change, and the adoption of generative AI will be key to both their learning and job performance. This paper aims to study the adoption and evolution of generative AI among engineering students by analysing two surveys conducted in 2022 and 2023. The results show that engineering students are mostly aware and they are using generative AI tools. On the other hand, it has been studied whether gender can influence their adoption, and the results do not indicate significant changes. Regarding the evolution of the adoption of generative AI, a great change is shown, since it is being more used in all fields, also in education. This change indicates the attitude of engineering students to explore and take advantage of innovative tools, which can have a current and future impact on their learning and development.