Higher Education: Defining the Role and Impact of Artificial Intelligence (Including Dialogues with ChatGPT, GEMINI & BING)

Abstract

The article is devoted to considering the basics of artificial intelligence (AI) and its impact on other areas, in particular higher education. Various examples were given of how AI is directly or indirectly impacting the field of higher education, as well as how it can be implemented in the educational process. Results of an empirical study aimed at determining what different chatbots “think” about the impact of artificial intelligence on the educational process were presented. Based on their responses, the advantages and disadvantages of AI for each of the key stakeholders (students, teachers, researchers, administrators), strategies for overcoming these disadvantages, as well as ways for educators to adapt to the new educational environment, the ethical aspects of the implementation and use of artificial intelligence, etc. were identified. Conclusions about the need to pay close attention to the field of higher education as one that can influence the adequate perception and use of AI were made.