Sociological Analysis of Artificial Intelligence as a Technology of Educational Potential for Professional development of University Students

The article analyzes the results of a sociological study of the involvement of students and teachers in the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the educational process. The sociological study was conducted using an online survey of students and teachers at the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation. The key objective of the study was to determine the level of involvement and the goals of using AI in the educational process. The study aimed to analyze the quantitative and qualitative characteristics of the use and goals of AI in the professional development of students. It was revealed that only 19% of students do not use AI in the educational process, while 22% use it constantly and 59% use it occasionally. The situation is slightly different among teachers, as only 10% use AI on a regular basis and 55% use it occasionally, while one in three does not use AI. The most popular task among students using AI is generating visual content (59%), while half of the respondents (46%) AI is used to prepare reports for seminars, and more than a third (37%) use neural networks to solve “creative” problems. Teachers mostly delegate the preparation of lessons to neural networks (71%), and a quarter of respondents (26%) integrate AI directly into classroom work during the execution of assignments. At the same time, there is a low level of use of AI by teachers for checking homework (12%). The article describes the advantages and prospects, as well as the risks and barriers of using AI in the educational process and professionalization of young people. The experts identify a problematic situation that arises from the contradiction between the changing digital reality and the conservatism of the institutional system of higher education, between the willingness and preparedness of teachers to implement AI and the fear of the new, as well as the lack of understanding of the positive effects and risks. The results of the study contribute to the scientific discourse and create the preconditions for further in-depth research on the integration of AI into the educational process and professionalization of young students.

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