The Genie in a Bottle: potential and major risks of the use of Artificial Intelligence in Education

Abstract

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is an emerging and transformative force in education, offering both significant potential and major risks. On one hand, AI can significantly improve the educational experience by enhancing the accuracy and speed of assessment and grading, personalizing learning experiences, and enabling students to learn at their own pace. However, the integration of AI in education brings with it numerous challenges. AI use in education can perpetuate and exacerbate existing biases, invade student privacy, and result in job loss for educators. There are also ethical concerns surrounding the use of AI and the possibility of AI systems making decisions about students without their knowledge or consent. Given these considerations, the use of AI in education can be seen as a double-edged sword and a strong challenge for educators, policymakers, and technology developers to work together to establish responsible AI practices. Given the little knowledge of this matter within the educational community in general and the panic and concern about the bad applications of the few AI systems that have been released to the public, it is proposed in this article to address these issues on an AI-friendly instead of IA-proof approach and specific educational applications are suggested for the different types of AI that are currently known.