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Unveiling the shadows: Beyond the hype of AI in education

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Al-Zahrani, Abdulrahman M.·2024·Heliyon
DOI 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e30696PMC PMC11087970
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Despite the wave of enthusiasm for the role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in reshaping education, critical voices urge a more tempered approach. This study investigates the less-discussed 'shadows' of AI implementation in educational settings, focusing on potential negatives that may accompany its integration. Through a multi-phased exploration consisting of content analysis and survey research, the study develops and validates a theoretical model that pinpoints several areas of concern. The initial phase, a systematic literature review, yielded 56 relevant studies from which the model was crafted. The subsequent survey with 260 participants from a Saudi Arabian university aimed to validate the model. Findings confirm concerns about human connection, data privacy and security, algorithmic bias, transparency, critical thinking, access equity, ethical issues, teacher development, reliability, and the consequences of AI-generated content. They also highlight correlations between various AI-associated concerns, suggesting intertwined consequences rather than isolated issues. For instance, enhancements in AI transparency could simultaneously support teacher professional development and foster better student outcomes. Furthermore, the study acknowledges the transformative potential of AI but cautions against its unexamined adoption in education. It advocates for comprehensive strategies to maintain human connections, ensure data privacy and security, mitigate biases, enhance system transparency, foster creativity, reduce access disparities, emphasize ethics, prepare teachers, ensure system reliability, and regulate AI-generated content. Such strategies underscore the need for holistic policymaking to leverage AI's benefits while safeguarding against its disadvantages.

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Authors
Al-Zahrani, A. M.
Affiliations
University of Jeddah (SA)
Corresponding author
Al-Zahrani, Abdulrahman M.
ORCID
Al-Zahrani, Abdulrahman M.
Venue
Heliyon
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2024-05
Volume
10
Issue
9
Pages
e30696
ISSN
2405-8440 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e30696
PMC
PMC11087970
OpenAlex
W4396622564
Cited by
225
References
65
Citations by year
2026: 116 · 2025: 101 · 2024: 8
FWCI
84.60
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
Locations
  • Heliyon (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Education › Artificial Intelligence in Education
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Artificial Intelligence › Ethics and Social Impacts of AI
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Health Informatics › Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education
Keywords
artificial intelligence in education, AI implementation challenges, data privacy and security, algorithmic bias, AI transparency, critical thinking, equitable access, AI ethics, teacher professional development, AI-generated content, AI reliability

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