AI in education: responsible innovation in the digital age
IV International Congress UNIB.E 25 · Online · November 13–15, 2025
On 15 November 2025, as part of the IV International Congress UNIB.E at the Universidad Iberoamericana del Ecuador, I gave the talk «AI in education: responsible innovation in the digital age». The congress, under the theme «New Horizons for Higher Education in the Context of Artificial Intelligence: Challenges and Opportunities», brought together educators and researchers online to discuss the role of AI in education.
The session started from a clear premise: to demystify AI. I covered what generative artificial intelligence actually is —text, images, code—, how large language models work (token prediction, limits, hallucinations, bias), and why they lack consciousness and causal reasoning. I also addressed the environmental impact of AI: energy consumption, water footprint, and the cost of training, with the idea that using AI responsibly means asking when and how to use it.
In the second part, focused on education, I presented both opportunities and risks: pedagogical assistance, personalisation, and research support, versus academic fraud, over-reliance, digital divide, and data privacy. I grounded the recommendations in the French ethical framework (June 2025) —legality, transparency, ethics, sustainability— and in adaptation to the Latin American context: digital divide, data sovereignty, limited resources, and digital extractivism. The closing emphasised that AI is a tool that must be framed and verified, never replacing human judgement or the teacher–student relationship.
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