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The Impact of Generative Artificial Intelligence on the Structure of Modern Education: The Decentralization of Epistemic Authority and the Reconfiguration of Teacher–Student Power Relations

Authors
Mansi Zhou1, 2, *
1Chengdu University of Information Technology, Chengdu, 610225, China
2Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China
*Corresponding author. Email: zms@cuit.edu.cn
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Mansi Zhou
Available Online 2 June 2026.
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10.2991/978-94-6239-699-9_48How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Generative Artificial Intelligence; Educational Structure; Epistemic Authority; Teacher–Student Relationship; Power Reconfiguration; Critical Pedagogy
Abstract

The rise of generative artificial intelligence (Generative AI) is reshaping the power structure of modern education. Its development and widespread application foreground two central issues: first, the decentralization of epistemic authority—the traditional monopoly of knowledge held by teachers and institutions is being destabilized; second, the reconfiguration of teacher–student power relations—the democratization of information access fundamentally challenges the authority of teachers while redefining student agency. Drawing on Foucault’s theory of power/knowledge and Freire’s critical pedagogy, this paper systematically examines how generative AI disrupts the structure of modern education and proposes pathways for reconstructing educational ethics in the post-AI era.

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Proceedings of the 2026 4th International Conference on Digital Economy and Management Science (CDEMS 2026)
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Advances in Economics, Business and Management Research
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2 June 2026
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2352-5428
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