The Impact of Generative Artificial Intelligence on the Structure of Modern Education: The Decentralization of Epistemic Authority and the Reconfiguration of Teacher–Student Power Relations

Mansi Zhou ()
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Mansi Zhou: Chengdu University of Information Technology

A chapter in Proceedings of the 2026 4th International Conference on Digital Economy and Management Science (CDEMS 2026), 2026, pp 446-453 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract The rise of generative artificial intelligence (Generative AI) is reshaping the power structure of modern education. Its development and widespread application foreground two central issues: first, the decentralization of epistemic authority—the traditional monopoly of knowledge held by teachers and institutions is being destabilized; second, the reconfiguration of teacher–student power relations—the democratization of information access fundamentally challenges the authority of teachers while redefining student agency. Drawing on Foucault’s theory of power/knowledge and Freire’s critical pedagogy, this paper systematically examines how generative AI disrupts the structure of modern education and proposes pathways for reconstructing educational ethics in the post-AI era.

Keywords: Generative Artificial Intelligence; Educational Structure; Epistemic Authority; Teacher–Student Relationship; Power Reconfiguration; Critical Pedagogy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2026
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DOI: 10.2991/978-94-6239-699-9_48

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