Gcse art ai usage

Hey everyone,
Can someone tell me how the marking process is for art gcse.
my exm board is edxcel.
also , I handwrite everything research related, so if i use AI. Would they know? if they do see something is odd, how would they check for ai?
Do you really get disqualified for using AI .

Yes, you really will be disqualified for using AI if you do not declare that you have used it, how you have used it and where. Not only disqualified from your Art GCSE, but from every GCSE with that exam board. Likewise, if you declare that your written work is done by AI, it will not be marked as if it's your own thought and development.
The examiners are aware of AI use in coursework and have given a statement on the severity of using AI undeclared in coursework. They are experts, and they're carefully looking out for AI usage this year. It will be found out and, if undeclared, you will be disqualified.
Just do your work. In using AI, everybody's time is being wasted, both yours and the examiners'. If you can't be bothered to think, what can you be bothered to do?

Hi thanks for letting me know! In addition to using online resources, i do use AI for research but i write my thoughts and explanations in my own words. However, im still in some way using some AI. I'm like midway though the coursework before gcse.... so like.... do you have any advice on what I could do. It's too late to change to a different subject.Also as you said , we have to state where ai was used, no matter how good my art is, and even if im working at a grade 9, will my work be graded down by alot?

Yeah of course! I can't say exactly how it would affect your grade. When you say you use AI for research, how do you mean? Could you provide examples of the type of question you'd ask an AI, and then tell me how you'd use the answers? Would you simply rewrite the result in your own words? Because rewriting AI results in your own words is still plagiarism and could get you disqualified.
Or do you use AI more like a search engine? For example, questions like: 'Give me some artists who experiment with composition', and then do independent research on the given artists yourself? As much as I wouldn't do it, using it as a springboard for your own independent deeper study is okay. However, questions like 'How does ______ use composition' and then copying down the result in your own words is plagiarism.
My best advice is stop using AI in your work, even for research. It both runs very big risks of disqualification, and compromises the personal and progresssional continuity of your work (something that you are graded on). If art is something you'd like to pursue in the future, GCSE is the time to develop your ability to research for yourself. With amazing grades like that, your main priority is making sure that your grades are reproducible--outsourcing your research and/or thought process undermines your ability to do this! Likewise, unique insights or observations of artworks or artists that are exclusive to yourself and informed through your own experiences, perspective and artistic journey up to this point are what get the good marks, always, and something that AI inherently cannot do. Alternatively, visit art galleries (examiners go CRAZY for this) and read the information given there, explore art history accounts that share the works of many different artists (e.g Lyra's Letters on YouTube, my favourite account for this). Even websites like Wikipedia are essential sources of information, and makes it easy to find a rabbit hole of something you're interested in, and the sources used can be found at the little blue numbers, for deeper reading or for citing information.
I care about what you're interested in, not what an AI thinks you'll be interested in! I hope this helps!