The development of AI is very rapid, especially in terms of language education, teachers and students are facilitated by the many easy and free accesses to AI. AI has several important roles and benefits such as simplifying the learning process, specificity in prompts, interactive learning with chatbots, and maintained privacy. In addition, AI also helps create more personalized learning materials according to student needs, thereby increasing learning effectiveness. Behind its positive impacts, AI also has negative impacts such as students becoming very dependent on AI. Dependence on AI can also weaken students' critical thinking skills because they tend to accept direct answers without an analysis process. The negative impact explained in the webinar is that the role of teachers can be replaced by AI.
In conlusion, AI in language education has many benefits, like making learning easier. However, it can also lead to students relying too much on it, which might hurt their critical thinking skills and lessen the importance of teachers. It's important to find a balance between using AI and keeping essential learning skills.