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The Impact of ChatGPT on Higher Education: A Cultivation Theory Perspective

Authors
Zirui Huang1, *
1School of Humanities and Communication, Xiamen University Tan Kah Kee College, Xiamen, 361000, China
*Corresponding author. Email: acc22036@stu.xujc.com
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Zirui Huang
Available Online 10 July 2025.
DOI
10.2991/978-2-38476-444-0_10How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Cultivation Theory; ChatGPT; Higher Education
Abstract

Viewed from cultivation theory, this paper identifies the mechanisms of action of ChatGPT in higher education and explores the path of optimization. According to the results, ChatGPT shapes higher education on the basis of three dimensions: cognitive, behavioral, and value-oriented reorganization of teaching methods; teacher-student relations and systems of evaluation, with possible development of intellectual dependency. The challenges for educational applications were reduced thinking, ideological infiltration, and alienation of educational essence. To this end, the present paper proposes a series of systematic optimization strategies under the following headings: institutional safeguards, pedagogical innovation, and value guidance. The research results show that an understanding of the dialectical relationship between technology and education is called for in the age of AI, advocating the positive use of ChatGPT in changing education while warning about its effects on educational fundamentals. This paper can contribute to approaches to changing education based on the theoretical insights as well as practical guidance that it provides.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Language and Cultural Communication (ICLCC 2025)
Series
Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
10 July 2025
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978-2-38476-444-0
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2352-5398
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© 2025 The Author(s)
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