He in the context of the ai expansion: students’ perspective

Abstract

The paper is dedicated for the theme that captivated the imagination, the discourse and the time in numerous meetings, work-group forums and conferences in a recent year (actually, a bit longer, since the end of 2022, when the Chat GPT entered the global scene with the fanfare louder than one given for India after its successful Moon mission in mid 2023). While researchers and educators in higher education (HE) dedicated numerous hours to discussions about potential implications, advantages, shortcomings, risks, and gains of AI, our students continued with their daily lives. They worked on their term papers, studied for exams, went on with dating, juggling studies and part (sometimes full) time jobs, and continued using AI tools (Chat GPT is just one of the tools now available in busy market) without too much thought or furore. We discovered that particular perspective in informal discussions, debates with our students, however, a more structured study on the matter seemed warranted. The paper aims at presenting several theoretical considerations and the results of the empiric study on students’ perspective on the AI expansion in higher education. Methods of critical analyses of references, theoretical considerations, reflection on personal experiences of authors and a two phase empiric study, involving respondents (students) were employed for the development of the paper.