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Intell."],"abstract":"<jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Aim<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The aim of the research is to analyse teachers and adult educators\u2019 experiences of the application of artificial intelligence in the digital transformation of education.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>In the study the quantitative data collection method\u2014a questionnaire\u2014\u201cInternational Survey on Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education, Training and Adult Learning\u201d and data processing methods for secondary data collection\u2014descriptive statistics (Mean, Median, Mode, Standard Deviation), and the Mann\u2013Whitney test to determine the statistical significance of differences between two independent target groups (teachers and adult educators) have been applied.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      The research sample consisted of representatives of educational institutions of Latvia\u201434 teachers and 83 adult educators. The descriptive statistics and Mann\u2013Whitney test results show that both teachers and adult educators similarly assess the impact of AI application on performance and work efficiency and productivity, decision-making, problem-solving, awareness formation and interdisciplinary concept application skills, mental health, learning outcomes and challenges related to AI use (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u202f\u2265\u202f0.05). Teachers, compared to adult educators, have a higher opinion of the application of artificial intelligence for work purposes. Adult educators have a higher opinion of the impact of AI on the development of learners\u2019 awareness formation skills, learners\u2019 employment and their work performance, and physical and social health (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u202f\u2264\u202f0.05).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>AI is a new global reality that opens up new paths for knowledge acquisition, whereas the social environment is also facing new challenges. AI tools can be used by a wide range of users who have prior knowledge and skills in constantly changing IT application. Despite the inertia of the education system and the length of bureaucratized decision-making, proactive action is needed that would balance the technological development with the acquisition of new knowledge and skills based on high moral standards at all levels of education, involving high-tech implementers and cooperating with educational staff, scientists and other social partners. A descriptive cross-sectional study design has been chosen for the study and the instrument applied is the survey \u201cInternational Survey on Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education, Training and Adult Learning\u201d developed by the Singapore Institute of Adult Education within the framework of the 3rd network \u201cProfessionalization of Adult Educators in ASEM Countries\u201d of the Asia-Europe Lifelong Learning and Education Research (ASEM LLL Hub).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/frai.2026.1756665","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,4,20]],"date-time":"2026-04-20T05:23:28Z","timestamp":1776662608000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Experience using artificial intelligence in the digital transformation of education: benefits and challenges"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"9","author":[{"given":"Arturs","family":"Medveckis","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Riga Technical University Liepaja Academy, Centre for Management and Social Sciences","place":["Liepaja, Latvia"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Tamara","family":"Pigozne","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, University of Latvia","place":["R\u012bga, Latvia"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Rita","family":"Birzina","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences, University of Latvia","place":["R\u012bga, Latvia"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Ivita","family":"Pelnena","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Riga Technical University Liepaja Academy, Centre for Humanities and Arts","place":["Liepaja, Latvia"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,4,20]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"406","DOI":"10.1007\/s42452-024-06117-4","article-title":"An analytical approach for an AI-based teacher performance evaluation system in Saudi Arabia\u2019s schools","volume":"6","author":"Almubrak","year":"2024","journal-title":"Discover Appl. 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