Systematic penetration of future higher education systems with AI

Abstract

Back in 2018, the Declaration on Cooperation for AI laid the foundations for increasing the technological and industrial capacities and acceptance of AI, overcoming the socio-economic challenges of transforming labour markets and modernising education, and ensuring an appropriate legal and ethical framework. (Nicholas & del Castillo 2023) The systematic penetration of AI into the education systems of universities follows this intention. In order to achieve the ambitious goals of extensive AI use, the stakeholders in higher education must be empowered to develop and implement holistic AI concepts. From the possible options for using AI in higher education, the application possibilities are derived in a targeted manner, whereby the variety of possibilities makes it necessary to adapt general models to the specific situation of a university. A case study is used to explain the step-by-step development and introduction of a chatbot as part of a holistic concept for the use of AI at universities. Finally, the insights gained so far on the opportunities and risks of AI applications in higher education are discussed.

Keywords

• ai in higher education
• ai penetration
• systemic use of ai
• chatbots in university
• opportunities and risks