NJIKO: A Multi-Disciplinary Journal of Humanities, Law, Education and Social Sciences

Education has been a key human endeavor from time immemorial; it is the chief means of transferring culture from one generation to another. Education is the product of human consciousness, language and critical thinking. Critical thinking is the ability to employ or cultivate in life activity a clear, analytical and logical thinking in everyday human actions. With the invention and deployment of Artificial Intelligence in the society, so many benefits were introduced but so many other things were lost as well. Artificial Intelligence is the procedure and engineering of making computer systems intelligent so as to do things which require human intelligence. It would seem that teaching and learning will become easier with the help of Artificial Intelligence, but the reality on ground shows that Artificial Intelligence is rather reducing the application of human critical thinking in everyday life. The paper sets out to outline some of the opportunities of education in the field of Artificial Intelligence and to also mention areas AI has 'impeded' the development of critical thinking and apparently encouraging laziness among researchers especially among young students. The research employs the method of analysis to juxtapose the advantages and challenges of Artificial Intelligence to education and critical thinking. The benefits of this paper cut across department in the education sector and human endeavors especially in logical reasoning since it promises to improve our understanding and application of Artificial Intelligence in teaching and learning and also enhances critical thinking particularly among young researchers. The research did not guarantee to have exhausted everything concerning education, critical thinking and Artificial Intelligence.

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