USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN THE STUDY PROCESS: STUDENTS’ VIEWS

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The emergence of the Internet and the challenges it poses constantly raise questions worthy of deep discussion and reflection, and even the need for some regulation arises. Today's challenge and the subject of heated and controversial discussions is artificial intelligence. New technological challenges force society to take a fresh look at emerging innovations and find the most appropriate ways to apply and evaluate them. As in most cases, each phenomenon, depending on who it will be used for and for what purposes it is used, can have both advantages and disadvantages. The same applies to AI technology, which has invaded the education system quite quickly and strongly. Its emergence has become a challenge for both teachers and students to be able to use the benefits it provides and not violate academic integrity. Some see the advantages of its emergence, others see threats, and still others list disadvantages. It is also viewed ambiguously in the education system, including higher education. With the widespread availability and use of the AI tool ChatGPT, various dilemmas and uncertainties have arisen regarding both the applicability of this tool and the academic integrity of its use in higher education institutions. AI poses a threat to academic integrity due to its potential to facilitate plagiarism. But we should not forget the advantages provided by AI, which can diversify study methods, facilitate the teaching/learning process, etc. Thus, when evaluating AI tools and their impact on the study process, both positive and negative characteristics should be noted, depending on the purpose for which the tool is used. Therefore, it is first important to understand and clarify how students themselves assess the possibilities of using AI, responsibilities and its general need in the study process, for what purposes they use it. Taking this into account, the aim of this article is to analyse students' attitudes towards the possibilities of applying AI during the study process. The tasks set to achieve the aim are: 1) to review the concept of AI, its advantages and disadvantages; 2) to discuss the conflict between academic integrity and AI; 3) to assess the need for the use of AI in the study process.