The need for synergy between education and artificial intelligence

Abstract

The following essay addresses the issue of the synergy that exists between education and artificial intelligence (AI). Definitions of education are shown according to the authors Paulo Freire (1970), Ángel Díaz (2003), John Dewey (1916) and Emili Durkheim (1922). In this same way, AI is defined in the educational field, which includes UNESCO, Luckin et al. (2016), Holmes et al. (2019) and Vanegas and Silva (2024), emphasizing that AI is a necessary tool for the training of the individual, since it facilitates access to information and knowledge, in a fast and unlimited way, taking care that it is known how to use it in the appropriate way, contextualizing what you want to search for, to obtain optimal results. The synergy between education and AI is evident when there are more autonomous students in their learning process, reducing dependence on the teacher. Finally, the teacher, with the arrival of AI, redefines his role. Teachers must be trained in the proper use of this tool, without neglecting critical thinking and avoiding the overuse of AI. Teachers will also benefit personally by using AI to improve lesson preparation and create innovative assessments quickly and easily. This necessary synergy between education and AI could predict the development of a new era of more autonomous and better-trained professionals, capable of solving problems in innovative ways, far removed from traditional problem-solving.