Zouhaier Slimi
Desuto University.
International Maritime College Oman.
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IMPACT ON HIGHER EDUCATION
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Abstract
Artificial intelligence (AI) plays a vital role globally. Thus, this article investigates how AI would impact higher
education in teaching and learning, assessment, ethics, skills required, and future careers. This article studies the
impact of AI on higher education, investigates the AI impact on the learning, teaching, and assessment
processes, and predicts the AI impact on graduates’ future careers. This paper used a qualitative and inductive
approach via a qualitative survey that targeted an expert audience in higher education. The survey was created
via Office 365 and shared with academic staff, students, and decision-makers. The findings stress the vital role
of AI in the future of higher education in administrative services, learning, teaching processes, assessment and
feedback. Alike, the results reveal the effectiveness and efficiency of AI in preparing graduates for their future
careers by implementing new skills. The results also draw attention to the need to pay more attention to the
ethical side of AI and the need for more implementation of AI in higher education institutions. Focusing on the
crucial relationship between AI and higher education and its efficiency. The need to investigate more AI in
learning, teaching, assessment, ethics, and future careers is beyond the originality of this paper.