A qualitative study on ethical issues related to the use of AI-driven technologies in foreign language learning

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F62690094%3A18450%2F25%3A50022564" target="_blank" >RIV/62690094:18450/25:50022564 - isvavai.cz</a>

Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-13741-6" target="_blank" >https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-13741-6</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-13741-6" target="_blank" >10.1038/s41598-025-13741-6</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

A qualitative study on ethical issues related to the use of AI-driven technologies in foreign language learning

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

The current situation in the use of AI-driven technologies in education has seen an unprecedented rise, however, the impact of these technologies from the perspective of ethical issues is largely unknown. The aim of the research is to provide a clear overview of the potential risks that could be related to the use of AI-driven apps in foreign language learning as it is perceived by the users of these apps. The data were collected by the questionnaires distributed among the students of computer science and also the users of various AI-driven apps for their language classes. The data collection was qualitative with the aim of analyzing their feelings, opinions, and experience. The tool to analyze the data collected was liwc.app software that is a gold standard for textual analysis when looking for values, feelings, and opinions. The results clearly show that the users, who are professionals in ICT, are fully aware of the potential threats but due to the fact that they are knowledgeable about the topic they are not prone to be hacked or misused in a way the general public can be. The results also highlight several grave ethical issues related to privacy in foreign language learning apps. This is the first research drawing attention to the topic of ethical issues when using AI-driven foreign language learning apps and it can be considered a pioneering work in this neglected area.

Název v anglickém jazyce

A qualitative study on ethical issues related to the use of AI-driven technologies in foreign language learning

Popis výsledku anglicky

The current situation in the use of AI-driven technologies in education has seen an unprecedented rise, however, the impact of these technologies from the perspective of ethical issues is largely unknown. The aim of the research is to provide a clear overview of the potential risks that could be related to the use of AI-driven apps in foreign language learning as it is perceived by the users of these apps. The data were collected by the questionnaires distributed among the students of computer science and also the users of various AI-driven apps for their language classes. The data collection was qualitative with the aim of analyzing their feelings, opinions, and experience. The tool to analyze the data collected was liwc.app software that is a gold standard for textual analysis when looking for values, feelings, and opinions. The results clearly show that the users, who are professionals in ICT, are fully aware of the potential threats but due to the fact that they are knowledgeable about the topic they are not prone to be hacked or misused in a way the general public can be. The results also highlight several grave ethical issues related to privacy in foreign language learning apps. This is the first research drawing attention to the topic of ethical issues when using AI-driven foreign language learning apps and it can be considered a pioneering work in this neglected area.

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

60302 - Ethics (except ethics related to specific subfields)

Projekt

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Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2025

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Scientific reports

ISSN

2045-2322

e-ISSN

2045-2322

Svazek periodika

15

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

1

Stát vydavatele periodika

DE - Spolková republika Německo

Počet stran výsledku

11

Strana od-do

"Article Number: 27945"

Kód UT WoS článku

001542470800002

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-105012295704