Dirbtinis intelektas aukštajame moksle: viešosios komunikacijos Lietuvoje aspektas

Education and higher education institutions can use artificial intelligence to improve the efficiency of teaching and learning processes or support learners. However, they also face many challenges related to academic integrity and acquiring the required knowledge and skills. The changes have been particularly evident with the introduction of artificial intelligence tools. For this reason, the past year has seen an increase in scholarly research and dissemination of information about the opportunities, challenges, and problems of using artificial intelligence in higher education. In Lithuania, there are no studies on the impact of artificial intelligence on changes in teaching and learning methods in higher education and related topics. Since the development of artificial intelligence tools is extremely fast, and users can quickly use them in various activities, it is necessary to urgently analyse the problem and look for possible solutions to the problems that have arisen. The article aims to examine the issue of artificial intelligence in higher education and analyse public communication about AI in higher education in Lithuania. The research results showed that official and public communication about the use of AI in Lithuanian higher education is insufficient. There is neither communication about specific challenges arising for Lithuanian higher education, comments from Lithuanian higher education institutions and other education representatives, nor recommendations to higher education institutions regarding the application of AI provided. As a result, higher education institutions or academic staff have to analyse the current situation and make decisions independently and quickly. In the face of a lack of communication, after analysing the sources and considering the available experience on plagiarism prevention, comparative advice for the academic staff on AI and plagiarism prevention is presented.