ETHICS IN THE USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN BASIC EDUCATION FROM MORIN'S PERSPECTIVE OF COMPLEXITY

Abstract

The use of artificial intelligence (AI) is booming around the world, but especially in the field of education. However, some situations, such as the current global political situation, the inequality of economic resources among nations, and the precariousness of some educational systems, present significant common challenges that could hinder the guarantee of equitable and democratic access to this type of technology and its advancements for schoolchildren. Furthermore, the current situation often lacks thoughtful guidance regarding its use in education. Therefore, the ethics of AI constitutes a vitally important focus of interest for the socio-educational arena, from which it might be possible to discuss some possibilities in terms of guiding principles for the academic success of the school population. Therefore, this scientific essay addresses ethics in the use of AI, especially in basic education, from the postulates of complex thinking, where references such as criticality, interculturality, non-violence, equity, justice, equality, freedom and responsibility converge, from all of which it is possible to conclude the need for ethical frameworks to regulate artificial intelligence in basic education, promoting critical thinking and intellectual authorship, but at the same time, it is proposed to train students and teachers in the critical interpretation of content generated by artificial intelligence, while updating regulations so that this technology enhances human capabilities instead of replacing them.