Digitalization of teaching: the role of artificial intelligence in higher education

Digitalization of education is one of the key processes of transformation of modern society, which allows to upgrade the outdated structure of education and introduce new technologies that can improve the quality of the final result and make education more accessible. The introduction of artificial intelligence (AI) in the academic process of higher education helps to simplify and systematize the learning process. Thanks to AI, educational programs become more personalized and the process of analyzing and predicting learning is facilitated. The article investigates the role and impact of AI on teaching activity in higher education institutions in the context of digitalization of education, as well as identifies the positive and negative aspects associated with the introduction of AI in the educational process of higher education. The results of the study showed that it is necessary to conduct intensive retraining of university teaching staff aimed at their mastery of AI. Additionally, the training of students in pedagogical fields should be based on their advanced mastery of modern digital educational technologies, including those related to AI.