Text-Creating Artificial Intelligence in Social Science Higher Education: Fears and Opportunities Cover Image

Szövegalkotó mesterséges intelligencia a társadalomtudományi felsőoktatásban: félelmek és lehetőségek
Text-Creating Artificial Intelligence in Social Science Higher Education: Fears and Opportunities

Author(s): Robert Marciniak, Máté Baksa
Subject(s): Higher Education , Sociology of Education
Published by: Akadémiai Kiadó
Keywords: generative artificial intelligence; ChatGPT; NLP; higher education; research;

Summary/Abstract: This study evaluates the impact of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GAI) tools, such as ChatGPT and Google Bard, on higher education, especially within the humanities and social sciences. The paper presents a balanced view of the potential advantages and risks associated with GAIs by reviewing recent literature. The proliferation of these AI tools heralds a new era of automation where tasks previously performed by knowledge workers are delegated to machines. This transformation could lead to improved efficiency and democratization of access in higher education but also raises ethical questions and threats to trust within the academic community. The authors underscore the need for higher education stakeholders to communicate transparently regarding the expected impacts of GAIs and cultivate a culture that optimizes their usage while minimizing risks. The authors did not use any GAI tools in this article.

  • Issue Year: 32/2023
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 599-611
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: Hungarian