AI in Education: Tutor, Shortcut to Answers, or New School Infrastructure?

AI in education is not one technology.

It is an entire package of tools: adaptive tutors, generative language models, automatic assessment, learning analytics, organizational chatbots, and teacher support systems.

The most important conclusion from reports by OECD, UNESCO, and newer research reviews is simple: AI can improve results and the efficiency of school work, but only when it is embedded in sound pedagogy.

If AI acts as a shortcut to a ready answer, better completion of an assignment does not necessarily mean better learning.

A student may submit more accurate work but be unable to explain the reasoning after disconnecting from the tool.

This distinction is crucial for parents, teachers, principals, and the state.

For Poland, the topic is very specific.

NASK showed in 2025 that generative AI has already entered school practice: many teenagers use tools such as ChatGPT, even for studying and homework, while some parents do not know if their children are using such systems.