Artificial Intelligence and the Human Mind: Academic Achievement, Ethical Practice, and Equity in Higher Education

Abstract

Artificial intelligence, generally known as AI, has now become increasingly popular in transforming the educational arena, and it helps shape the intellectual well-being of the student and teacher community to excel in their academic performance in schools and colleges. In this paper, we have tried to study the impact of AI-enabled tools on the students' academic achievements, ethical considerations, and creativity in performing their academic duties and responsibilities. We have done an extensive data collection to study how AI systems, which include ChatGPT, Grammarly, and DeepL, positively impact students' overall performance, including their academic engagement, fairness outlook, and understanding of the subject. We have concluded that the AI tools have positively influenced students' overall performance, such as efficiency, self-regulation, and accessibility in their learning, though they also raise some concerns about ethical dilemmas, such as academic integrity, data privacy, and authorship. The increasing use of AI in education impacts creativity and critical thinking. This study reveals that AI-related tools should be viewed as intellectual partners to assist the institution in achieving its planned goals, policies, and digital literacy programs.