ESSENTIAL READING · PAPER 03

Education in the era of generative artificial intelligence (AI): Understanding the potential benefits of ChatGPT for promoting teaching and learning

Baidoo-Anu, D., & Owusu Ansah, L. (2023). Education in the era of generative artificial intelligence (AI): Understanding the potential benefits of ChatGPT for promoting teaching and learning. Journal of AI, 7(1).

FOUND

Synthesizing early evidence, the authors argue ChatGPT can genuinely promote teaching and learning — lesson planning, differentiated materials, formative feedback — while flagging accuracy, plagiarism, and equity risks that bound the optimism.

MEANS

It gave early-adopter faculty scholarly cover to experiment rather than ban, shifting the default institutional posture from prohibition to managed adoption.

SI DATA

Our Central Asia AI Education Audit 2026 shows 58% of 31 universities now teach AI programs \u2014 the \u201cpromote teaching and learning\u201d thesis winning in practice, even where governance lags (only 19% publish AI policies).