"This study introduces the metaphor of Artificial Intelligence (AI) as a 'symbiote' or 'alien organism' (Floridi, 2014), drawing inspiration from the medical domain, where the integration of AI systems into the human body for therapeutic purposesrequires a rigorous anthropological selection of suitable subjects."This paradigm offers the opportunity for a rereading of the pedagogical debate on the use of AI in teaching: just as the medical community identifies the subjects compatible with hosting AI for therapeutic purposes, in the same way the education system should identify rigorous and formative criteria for teachers who intend to use this technology for educational purposes.
AI in teaching for a digital humanism: ethical conditions, critical training of teachers and the primacy of the educational relationship
Giuseppe Liverano
2026-01-01
Abstract
"This study introduces the metaphor of Artificial Intelligence (AI) as a 'symbiote' or 'alien organism' (Floridi, 2014), drawing inspiration from the medical domain, where the integration of AI systems into the human body for therapeutic purposesrequires a rigorous anthropological selection of suitable subjects."This paradigm offers the opportunity for a rereading of the pedagogical debate on the use of AI in teaching: just as the medical community identifies the subjects compatible with hosting AI for therapeutic purposes, in the same way the education system should identify rigorous and formative criteria for teachers who intend to use this technology for educational purposes.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
