AI in the Classroom: A Boon, or a Bane of Human Learning

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10.2991/978-2-38476-559-1_8How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Human Learning; Teaching effectiveness; Ethical Considerations; Pedagogical Innovation; Artificial Intelligence

Abstract

Since 2020, the convergence of Artificial Intelligence (AI) with education scenarios has become a faster, pace-driven event, which causes the shift in the paradigm at primary, secondary, and tertiary levels. This research paper explores the two-sided nature of the AI dilemma in the classroom, i.e. whether it stimulates or suppresses human learning, by adopting a mixed design that includes a teacher and student survey. The findings show that AI can have tremendous potential in the mediation of individualized learning paths, enhancing the effectiveness of the instruction methods, and increasing access to education opportunities. Nonetheless, there cannot be artificial intelligence without a tidal wave of substantial issues, such as the threat of cognitive off-loading, privacy invasion, algorithmic discrimination, and the loss of experience underpinning the concept of learner-centric pedagogy. Based on the constructivist principles and being a people-oriented designer, this exposition holds the view that the role of educators should be reoriented to that of facilitators who use AI as a helping tool instead of a controlling force. It highlights the necessity of moral responsibility, the introduction of strict rules on data-protection, and the introduction of an in-depth AI-technology literacy into the educational program of schools of teachers. Finally, according to the discussion, proactive, evidence-based policy-making and a restrained paternalistic manner are suggested, such that it does not turn AI to see the instructional tyrant that will replace a human instructor but act as a pedagogic agent, increasing the rigor and quality of academic learning.

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AU  - Sheetal N. Acharya
AU  - R. Rajnikanth
AU  - S. Allah Baksh
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/04/19
TI  - AI in the Classroom: A Boon, or a Bane of Human Learning
BT  - Proceedings of the Global Innovation and Technology Summit “AAROHAN 3.0”_HSS track (GITS-HSS 2025)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 114
EP  - 126
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-38476-559-1_8
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-38476-559-1_8
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