Artificial intelligence and education: challenges, risks and prospects

Authors

  • Larisa V. Filinskaya Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliezhnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus
  • Irina V. Levitskaya International Institute of Management and Business, 1 Slavinsky Street, 3 building, Minsk 220086, Belarus
  • Alina A. Misun Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliezhnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus

Keywords:

artificial intelligence, neural networks, chat bot ChatGPT, education, advantages, threats and risks of using artificial intelligence in education

Abstract

The advantages and risks of using artificial intelligence in higher education institutions are analysed. The factors of effective implementation of neural networks in the learning process are described. Attention is focused on the need to develop standards for the use of artificial intelligence systems. The results of the sociological study «Artificial intelligence through the eyes of students: opportunities, problems, risks» conducted among students of the Belarusian State University and the International Institute of Management and Business are presented. These studies indicate the active use of generative artificial intelligence in the learning process. It is concluded that there is a need for a broad discussion of the development of artificial intelligence and its implementation not only in education, but also in healthcare, international trade, legal practice, etc. An interdisciplinary approach to the study of the economic, political, social and legal aspects of application of artificial intelligence will increase the level of confidence in the created intelligent systems and enhance international cooperation in the field of development of artificial intelligence.

Author Biographies

  • Larisa V. Filinskaya, Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliezhnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus

    PhD (philosophy), docent; associate professor at the department of sociology, faculty of philo­ sophy and social sciences

  • Irina V. Levitskaya, International Institute of Management and Business, 1 Slavinsky Street, 3 building, Minsk 220086, Belarus

    PhD (sociology), docent; head of the department of general education disciplines

  • Alina A. Misun, Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliezhnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus

    student at the faculty of philosophy and social sciences

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2024-09-24

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No. 3 (2024): Journal of the Belarusian State University. Sociology

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From the Working Table of a Sociologist

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Artificial intelligence and education: challenges, risks and prospects. (2024). Journal of the Belarusian State University. Sociology, 3, 71-77. https://journals.bsu.by/index.php/sociology/article/view/6420