AI vs No-AI Approaches – What Should We Choose for Educating the Next Generation of Engineers? Examples from Practice

11th International Scientific Conference Technics, Informatics and Education – TIE 2026, (pp. 275-282)

AUTOR(I) / AUTHOR(S): Predrag Stolić , Zoran Jovanović , Željko Mravik , Marko Jelić  and Sonja Jovanović 

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.46793/TIE26.275S

SAŽETAK /ABSTRACT:

Artificial intelligence has made a significant impact on various aspects of work and human activity in recent years, and its influence continues to grow. Higher education has naturally followed this trend. The increasing integration of artificial intelligence is transforming traditional education across multiple dimensions. While this transformation offers numerous benefits, it has also given rise to certain negative trends that are direct or indirect consequences of the use of artificial intelligence by both students and instructors. This paper discusses several of these negative trends observed during the implementation of the teaching process within an accredited study program in the Republic of Serbia. Particular attention will be devoted to examining the impact of these phenomena on the future professional practice of young engineers, their approaches to problem-solving, and the development of their modes of thinking. The aim is to address the question of whether the ultimate outcome will be engineers adequately prepared to meet the challenges of the future, or whether the widespread adoption of artificial intelligence in higher education will lead to a fundamentally different result.

KLJUČNE REČI / KEYWORDS: 

academic studies; artificial intelligence; higher education; programming; researching 

 PROJEKAT / ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:

This research was supported by the Science Fund of the Republic of Serbia, grant No. 6706, Low-dimensional nanomaterials for energy storage and sensing applications: Innovation through synergy of action – ASPIRE and by the Ministry of Science, Technological Development and Innovation of the Republic of Serbia (contracts No. 451-03-34/2026-03/200131 and 451-03-33/2026-03/200017).

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