Artificial Intelligence in Education: Overview of Opportunities and Limitations

The topic of active implementation of AI technologies in modern educational reality is one of the most popular in modern scientific discourse. This article is aimed at fixing the points of view of domestic and foreign research community regarding the possibilities of applying artificial intelligence (AI) technologies in the educational sphere. The discussion is centered not so much on the diversity of approaches, topics, and strategies as on a semi-systematic (descriptive) literature review aimed at identifying the most significant research traditions for the topic under consideration. The latter include specific applications of AI technologies, the context of technology use related to the recently concluded COVID-19 pandemic, AI as a tool for learners’ adaptation in the educational process, as well as the analysis of opportunities, limitations, positive expectations and threats to the active implementation of AI technologies in education. Both the diversity of research positions and their ambiguity are recorded. It becomes obvious that despite the large number of publications devoted to the application of AI technologies in the educational process, a number of aspects remain unclear, including the understanding of what is the phenomenon of modern education in the context of the AI technologies application and how it is transformed under the influence of such technologies. The need for further understanding of the role and place of AI technologies in modern social practices within the educational process is emphasized.