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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

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  • Mansi Zhou

    (Chengdu University of Information Technology
    Southwest University)

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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.

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  • Mansi Zhou, 2026. "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," Advances in Economics, Business and Management Research,, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:advbcp:978-94-6239-699-9_48
    DOI: 10.2991/978-94-6239-699-9_48
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