La Salle-URL organizes a day to analyze the ethical challenges of artificial intelligence in the education sector

Artificial intelligence, a tool to be regulated

One of the debates that emerged during the colloquium was to reflect on whether everyone with internet access should have access to the resource of artificial intelligence. Joan Manuel del Pozo presented his point of view on the conflict: "We have gone from wisdom to knowledge and from knowledge we have gone to information. Now, practically, we do not talk about wisdom. Moreover, there are those who spread the idea that we have gone from information to infoxication, which is the overload or excess of information caused by the profusion of content on the network", commented the speaker.

After that, Joan Manuel del Pozo shared what could be the solution to this problem: "The solution lies in the rule of law, which is the key to regulating AI and ending its threat of control over society, causing it to be used by those who really know it".

The speakers agreed that society must set limits on artificial intelligence, especially in educational centers, since this tool kills students' creativity and originality by providing them with multiple solutions or common ideas. "We just have to see the difference in how a doctoral thesis is worked on today and how it was done 20 years ago. Before, you read manuals and books in the library, now you can ask on ChatGPT," added Rosa Ma. Alsina.

The importance of critical thinking about AI

Finally, the round table discussed the importance of the critical thinking in using and understanding the information offered by AI. The critical spirit is one that has the capacity to question principles, values ​​and norms, forming its own criteria for making decisions in different situations. “AI has no sense of context. We do know in which world and in which situation we find ourselves”, concluded Elisabet Golobardes.