The use of Artificial Intelligence of Things (AIoT) products in education
Two technologies that create intelligently connected systems — the Internet of Things (IoT) and Artificial Intelligence of Things (AIoT) — the interweaving of the Internet of Things (IoT) in combination with the most dynamic technology of artificial intelligence (AI) makes it smarter and easier to imitate human activity.
In this regard, for end consumers of AIoT products, there are urgent problems such as: social responsibility and ethical aspects of using advanced technologies in education — in the process of writing academic research as part of dissertation research.
A small theoretical and methodological review within the framework of Artificial Intelligence of Things gives reason to conclude that the legal norms for the use of Artificial Intelligence of Things in education are not clearly defined and not fixed in a certain framework. The above logically determines that some consequences of the use of artificial intelligence of things give rise to new challenges in the educational environment. The need to cover in the learning process, as well as a broad discussion of the pros and cons of using artificial intelligence of things with university students is an urgent need today.
However, the smart use of advanced technology, where Artificial Intelligence acts as an assistant in matters of: selection of materials; relevance of the research topic; determination of the development of the subject of research; theoretical bases and much more — undoubtedly speaks in favor of using artificial intelligence of things.
At the same time, such use should remain within the outlined framework of social responsibility and ethical standards. This indicates the need to develop a strategy for the safe use of AI at the level of the academic environment. In addition, legal regulation of the process of using Artificial Intelligence of Things for educational purposes.
The central problem of using Artificial Intelligence of Things systems is the consequences of using artificial intelligence in modern society: problems of harm to humans.
The question remains open — does the use of Artificial Intelligence of Things in terms of education lead to the degradation of society, where students can completely entrust the writing of essays, diploma projects, master’s and dissertation research to AI. How often, what part and to what percentage should AI perform the academic part of the student’s work? Can careless use of AI harm society? Does AI affect human independence in decision-making? Do AI consumers make decisions based on AI advice?
There are also open issues of privacy violation, lack of social responsibility, opacity, possibly causing some damage, harm to a person due to the use of AI technology. For example, how much is a thinking machine familiar with and able to withstand the norms and rules of the plagiarism issue?! Doesn’t this give rise to problems of violation of human autonomy and social injustice? What are the consequences of using the information received on requests? Who is responsible for such information? Who is responsible for the consequences that the information received from the Artificial Intelligence of Things may lead to?
These questions indicate an acute shortage of academic research on AIoT in the field of education. The above challenges can act as research questions on the use of Artificial Intelligence of Things products in education in order to reveal the indicated problematic situations and offer theoretically based solutions to solve the current problems of today’s reality of the use of Artificial Intelligence of Things in the field of education.
Author:
Dr. Nabira Zharkinbayeva
DBA at SBS Swiss Business School