AI-Empowered Education: Challenges, Principles, and Interdisciplinarity in the Digital Intelligence Era
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Journal of Digital Intelligence in Education
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AI-Empowered Education: Challenges, Principles, and Interdisciplinarity in the Digital Intelligence Era

1 School of Software, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang 330045, China
* Corresponding Author: Wenlong Yi, [email protected]
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Abstract

Against the backdrop of rapid advances in artificial intelligence and learning analytics, educational systems are undergoing structural transformation. The misalignment between the technicality of proposed solutions and the inherent complexity of education itself, the disconnect between researchers' design rationale and educators' practical experience, and the imbalance between data-driven decision-making and the humanistic values of education have given rise to research agendas that lack empirical validation and entail potential risks. As the inaugural editorial of the Journal of Digital Intelligence in Education, this article articulates the journal’s academic positioning, research scope, and scholarly principles. The journal is committed to building an interdisciplinary platform for collaborative inquiry, bringing together scholars and practitioners from technology development, educational research, the learning sciences, ethics, and public policy, to foster a research paradigm that integrates innovative efficacy, empirical rigor, and critical reflection on values.

Keywords

digital education artificial intelligence pedagogical research inaugural editorial

Data Availability Statement

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Funding

This work was supported by the Jiangxi Provincial Research Project on Teaching Reform in Degree and Postgraduate Education under Grant JXYJG-2024-032.

Conflicts of Interest

The author is the Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Digital Intelligence in Education. This Inaugural Editorial was not externally peer reviewed and was accepted directly by the publisher. The Editor-in-Chief was not involved in the handling or decision-making of this manuscript.

AI Use Statement

The author declares that no generative AI was used in the preparation of this manuscript.

Ethical Approval and Consent to Participate

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Yi, W. (2026). AI-Empowered Education: Challenges, Principles, and Interdisciplinarity in the Digital Intelligence Era. Journal of Digital Intelligence in Education, 1(1), 1-4. https://doi.org/10.62762/JDIE.2026.697563
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