ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. Educ.
Sec. Digital Learning Innovations
Volume 10 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/feduc.2025.1632742
This article is part of the Research TopicArtificial Intelligence in Educational and Business Ecosystems: Convergent Perspectives on Agency, Ethics, and TransformationView all 4 articles
Faculty Perspectives on Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI): Insights into Awareness, Benefits, Concerns, and Uses
Provisionally accepted
Budour Almisad*
Ayda Aleidan- PAAET College of Basic Education, Al-Ardiya, Kuwait
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The study examined university faculty members' perspectives on Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) tools, focusing on their awareness, perceived benefits, concerns, and uses of these tools and theirand applications in education. The study employed a crosssectional descriptive research design in which data were collected using a questionnaire instrument in the summer semester of the 2023/2024 academic year. The number of participants was 102 Kuwaiti faculty members. The results showed that participant had a moderate level of awareness of GenAI tools, with some key areas standing out, i.e., their impact on education, ethical implications, and ease of use. Faculty members had positive and high perceptions of the benefits of GenAI tools and their applications in education, particularly in reducing administrative tasks, supporting research, fostering innovation in curriculum design, and enhancing online learning. In addition, results showed that faculty members had a moderate concern regarding GenAI and their application in education. The key problems were related to the contrary effect of GenAI on academic integrity, the potential for plagiarism, over-reliance on these tools, over-dependence on technology, and ethical implications. The participants reported moderate but lower utilization of GenAI tools compared tothan their awareness and perceptions. The results revealed significant gender-based differences in participants' awareness, perceived benefits, and utilization of GenAI tools. In contrast, no significant variations were found in faculty members' awareness, perceived benefits, concerns, and utilization levels based on academic rank. Based on the findings, the study recommended providing a series of professional development programs for faculty members and students and issuing guidelines and policies to ensure the efficient and ethical use of GenAI tools for educational purposes.
Keywords: perspective, GenAI, faculty member, Education, Kuwait
Received: 21 May 2025; Accepted: 04 Jul 2025.
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* Correspondence: Budour Almisad, PAAET College of Basic Education, Al-Ardiya, Kuwait
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