Higher education worries and response in the era of artificial intelligence

Abstract

The rapid development of artificial intelligence (AI) has promoted the reform of higher education in the form of a technological revolution. The internal mechanism of the development of the higher education system and the intervention of the external environment have promoted the development of higher education with the times, and also brought opportunities and concerns for the development of higher education. In the era of AI, the thinking of teachers and students is weak, and the learning environment and mode change, resulting in moral problems and technical fanaticism. How does higher education develop well in the era of AI? Thinking and answering these deep-seated questions will be the key to determining how far AI will go in the field of education, and also the response of higher education to the era of AI.

Future of education in the era of generative artificial intelligence: Consensus among Chinese scholars on applications of ChatGPT in schools

“…As a teaching assistant, ChatGPT can enhance teaching quality and efficiency in many ways. With its advanced NLP ability, ChatGPT can rapidly generate high-quality teaching materials, helping teachers save valuable time in lesson preparation (Li & Wang, 2023). Moreover, the intelligent adaptive learning feature of ChatGPT can adjust teaching strategies and materials based on student feedback and performance, leading to improved learning outcomes.…”

“…In the teaching evaluation stage, ChatGPT can support teachers in generating exercises, quizzes, and scenarios for student evaluation (Li & Wang, 2023). This AI-powered tool can assist teachers in creating assessment materials tailored to their teaching objectives and student's needs.…”

Artificial intelligence and its influence in adult learning in China

“…In the past decade, the field of adult education's understanding of AI technology has evolved and become more comprehensive (Bao, 2017; Li and Dong, 2021; Wang, 2018; Zhang and Shi, 2009). Applying Floridi (2023) and Wang (2019) definitions that refer to AI as the capacity of an information processing system or device that has the built-in ability of adapting based on human input, AI has evolved through mainly two generations – automation and self-learning.…”

“…In the past decade, the field of adult education's understanding of AI technology has evolved and become more comprehensive (Bao, 2017;Li and Dong, 2021;Wang, 2018;Zhang and Shi, 2009). Applying Floridi (2023) and Wang (2019)…”

“…To effectively reform and innovate adult education in China, we must systematically learn and understand the capacities of AI for educational use, develop data-driven scientific strategies and make intelligent decisions on how AI can benefit the future of Chinese adult education (Huang and Wei, 2018; Li and Chen, 2021; Li and Dong, 2021). This study, therefore, is to fill the gap.…”