The Relationship with Knowledge and Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education

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https://doi.org/10.24215/24690090e196

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relation to knowledge, artificial intelligence, higher education, humanized mediation

Abstract

The growing presence of digital technologies and artificial intelligence (AI) has profoundly transformed the relationship with knowledge in higher education. More than new tools, AI reshapes the ways knowledge is accessed, circulated, validated, and produced, affecting subjective, social, and pedagogical dimensions of learning. This study examines how AI redefines the meanings of knowledge, drawing contemporary debates on ethics and technology in Computing. It is observed that while AI can enhance engagement, authorship, and intellectual autonomy, it also introduces ethical challenges such as technological dependence, lack of clear regulations, irresponsible uses, and inequities in access. The educational effects of AI depend on access conditions, pedagogical mediation, and underlying educational conceptions. In some contexts, AI fosters collaboration and emancipatory processes; in others, it deepens inequalities and reduces autonomy. Based on qualitative and bibliographic research, it is concluded that the teaching role is not replaced but re-signified, requiring an ethical and humanizing practice capable of guiding students in the critical appropriation of knowledge and in the responsible use of digital technologies. In a complex, AI-mediated context, this humanizing mediation becomes essential for ethical education in higher education in Computing.

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2025-12-19

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Boell, M. (2025). The Relationship with Knowledge and Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education. Trayectorias Universitarias, 11(21), e196. https://doi.org/10.24215/24690090e196