UNLOCKING THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN HIGHER EDUCATION

The rapid transformative power advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is revolutionising various aspects of higher education, offering a transformative potential to reshape the way higher education teachers and students learn, teach, and interact as the global higher education sector strives to achieve sustainable development. Artificial intelligence has become a current phenomenon that everyone needs to tap into to promote inclusive and equitable access and drive innovation in teaching and learning environments through staff and students' perceptions. The study approach employed Structural Equation Modeling and gathered staff and students' perceptions of the potential AI sustainability in Higher Education. Two hundred fifty (250) samples were gathered using cluster and multi-stage sampling methods based on the study population. The researcher disseminated surveys through face-to-face and social media platforms, including WhatsApp. The data was analysed using two different software, AMOS and SPSS, and the outcome of the data collected based on the relationship of variables towards adaptation of AI in higher institutions of learning for a better educational system and enhancing qualities of education based on a set of descriptive and testing the relationship between four different variables. The findings revealed that artificial intelligence adoption in higher education enhances and transform the educational system. The study identified that awareness, attitude, and performance expectancy play significant roles in influencing AI adaptation in Higher education. The study recommends that policymakers, educators, and institutions harness the transformative potential of AI for sustainable higher educational development, emphasising the importance of collaboration, professional development, and ethical standards in enhancing higher education to become more effective, efficient, and inclusive, and ultimately contributing to a more sustainable future for individuals and society.