BEYOND SMART TUTORING

EXPLORING THE POTENTIAL OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TO REVOLUTIONIZE K-12 AND HIGHER EDUCATION

Abstract

The article in question addresses artificial intelligence (AI) in education, providing examples of its practices and respective critical analyses. Although its beginnings were modest in the 1980s, its applications are currently useful in both basic and higher education, undoubtedly impacting the educational sphere and justifying the development of this article. The general objective of this work is to reflect on the practices involving artificial intelligence, while the specific objectives are to outline the concept of artificial intelligence in both basic and higher education.The application of AI can start from the age of three onwards, continuing in literacy classes and reaching high school, introducing and improving skills that will achieve greater complexity in the future and enhancing the student universe through courses that expand knowledge, as well as promoting accessibility for public school students and even integration into the development of activities aimed at entrepreneurship, among other skills. The path of AI continues in higher education, where students already experience daily independence, and follows its course in activities in which tutoring systems guide learning. Although the application of AI in education does not guarantee improvements on its own if there is no commitment from the various actors that make up the educational landscape, in addition to common sense and reflection, if used well it can be a relevant resource today, personalizing student learning. The application of AI in education is not exhausted in the examples provided in this article, as there are many other possibilities within it that would exceed the page limit of this work.