Re-Examining the Future Prospects of Artificial Intelligence in Education in Light of the GDPR and ChatGPT
- Resource Type
- Journal Articles
Speeches/Meeting Papers
Reports - Descriptive
- Authors
- John Y. H. Bai (ORCID 0000-0001-6688-7837); Olaf Zawacki-Richter (ORCID 0000-0003-1482-8303); Wolfgang Muskens (ORCID 0000-0002-5515-8302)
- Source
- Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education. 2024 25(1):20-32.
- Subject
- European Union
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1302-6488
Artificial intelligence in education (AIEd) is a fast-growing field of research. In previous work, we described efforts to explore the possible futures of AIEd by identifying key variables and their future prospects. This paper re-examines our discussions on the governance of data and the role of students and teachers by considering the implications of (1) a recent case related to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and (2) the release of ChatGPT, a generative AI model capable to producing 'human-like' text. These events raise questions for the future of AIEd and the underlying function of assessment, and highlight the importance of active student participation in the integration of AI in education. [This article has been presented in the 5th International Open & Distance Learning Conference-IODL 2022.]