AI (Artificial intelligence) enhances the learning experience for students and educators promoting better outcomes within academia. The use of AI has been in development since the mid-20th century. The enhancement in academic settings had drastically progressed within the past decade, providing access to information with an instant response. According to (Currie, 2023) ai would be accurately named as “argumental intelligence” or “engineered learning”

 

Artificial Intelligence boosts the learning process for both students and educators using ai tools such as ChatGPT, alongside learning platforms, creating a unique experience for individual needs. A survey conducted by (Karadish,2021) found that 86% of technology plays a fundamental part in education. (Raisch, Krakowski,2021) says that for this to happen students and technology must collaborate.

 

AI offers a wide range of resources available by collectively gathering information at a pace much faster than a human is capable of sourcing, providing accurate responses within 2.7 seconds. Students can access material based on their search, providing unlimited material to books, articles and journals worldwide. nonetheless this could be detrimental to students due to AI hallucinations. AI text generators such as ChatGpt, Copilot, Gemini, produce content that’s skewered or misleading. It has been proven to fabricate data making it seem authentic whilst displaying perpetuate biases relating to gender, race, stereotype and so forth. The best solution within academia is to diversify the sources by cross checking the accuracy of the content by using reliable sources by published experts that can be sourced from the university library.

 

Familiar tools used by students when writing an essay or report is the software known as Grammarly. Grammarly offers quick responses when constructing a paper. It corrects the punctuation, the proper use of grammar, spelling checks and the structure of the paper for a more academic presentation. Grammarly can detect software errors using a correction editing tool. It supports the material with a built-in similarity checker, this checker scans the work and can detect where a student has sourced information by finding any similar written pieces of work on the internet. This type of software can enhance a student's learning process by avoiding plagiarism when summitting their work. 

 

An article written by (Basha, 2014) explores the impact AI tools have on students by diving into the positive and negative effects. He explains that while the learning tools are effective in the learning process, it is also wise to have educators teach students how to use it appropriately and responsibly. In doing so the educators are providing accurate resource material which in turn, should promote the analysing progress and critical thinking of students and help identifying credible research when required.

 

Artificial Intelligence aids students to enhance their skills and knowledge. The best way to approach this is by using AI advantageously, remembering the importance of academic integrity. It is the students and educators' responsibility to research and give credit to the original sources. Having academic integrity is a continuous learning process. (Nicolas, 2024) notes “Students are urged to understand what constitutes plagiarism and employ effective strategies to avoid it, such as paraphrasing, citing sources accurately, and seeking guidance when in doubt”, having a world with no academic integrity is fundamentally unethical. And being known as a cheat within academia is deeply problematic.

 

Like many new innovative technologies, it leaves room for both positive and negative judgment. In terms of academic use, it can be argued that AI has dominated the learning experience by diminishing the hand on experience and student interaction. According to (Marzuki et al, 2023) he explains that by relying heavily on AI it can affect a student's critical thinking and problem-solving abilities.  

 

Although this understandable, AI can and will dominate the learning process stepping forth into the future. Its ever growing and fast pace will have educators feeling like most young people, who are already familiar with AI uses and platforms, it's a simple case of either you adapt or be left behind. 

 

Given the information provided and explored it is certainly a resourceful tool when used appropriately. It can deliver at speed, be time saving and educational. The learning process and purpose have undoubtably been examined within the academic sector. Within the next decade technology will more likely evolve and adapt to fit within academia to enhance the learning process for future generations and educators.

 

 

 

 

 

References

Basha J (2024) ‘The Negative Impacts of AI Tools on Students in Academic and Real-Life Performance’ Volume.1 (3) p.1-16 Available https://doi.org/10.51470/IJSSC.2024.01.03.01.  Accessed 24/01/2025.

 

Currie G (2023) ‘Academic integrity and artificial intelligence’: Is ChatGPT Hype, Hero or Heresy?, Volume 53, Issue 5, p.719-730. Available at https://doi.org/10.1053/j.semnuclmed.2023.04.008. Accessed 23/01/2025. 

 

Karadish D (2021) ‘ Technological Horizons’ 7 Benefits Of AI In Education Available at https://thejournal.com/articles/2021/06/23/7-benefits-of-ai-in-education.aspx. Accessed 07/02/2025.

 

Marzuki, et al. (2023) ‘The impact of AI writing tools on the content and organization of students’ writing: EFL teachers’ perspective’ Volume 10(2) Available at https://doi.org/10.1080/2331186X.2023.2236469. Accessed 13/02/2025.

 

Nicolas (2024) ‘What is Academic Integrity’ – Why is it important. Available at https://researchprospect.ca/resources/what-is-academic-integrity/. Accessed 24/01/2025

 

Raisch S, Krakowski S (2021) ‘Academy Of Management’ Artificial Intelligence And Management’ Volume 46, no. 1, p.192 Available at https://doi.org/10.5465/amr.2018.0072. Accessed 23/01/2025