Artificial intelligence in education: what to fear, what to use?

2023 was a landmark in terms of artificial intelligence (AI) use breakthrough, with emergence of the first large language model GPT-4 in free access. This spurred questions and concerns over AI influence on educational system, namely on language learning. In practice, GPT-kind language models can generate texts, translate them and address consecutive questions. Nevertheless, they are largely limited as are uncapable of complex logical chains construction and understanding of context nuances. Within language learning AI-based services may be used as a tool for text work, but can’t be base to forming of foreign language communication skills. Emergence of AI nevertheless raises questions over the need to adjust the educational system to the coming future, with AI being of dominant role in all the fields of human activities.