Abstract
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become one of the most transformative technological developments of the twenty-first century, influencing not only technical and scientific disciplines but also the fields of social and humanitarian education. Universities and educational institutions increasingly integrate AI technologies into teaching, research, communication, assessment, and academic administration. In social sciences and humanities, AI tools provide new opportunities for language learning, data analysis, digital archives, online education, and interdisciplinary research. However, alongside these opportunities, AI also introduces significant ethical, pedagogical, and methodological challenges, including academic dishonesty, weakening of critical thinking, algorithmic bias, cultural standardization, and overdependence on technology. This paper analytically examines the prospects and challenges of AI integration within social and humanitarian education. The article begins with a global overview of AI transformation in education and later focuses on its impact on humanities and social science disciplines. The study highlights the growing importance of digital literacy, ethical regulation, and human-centered education in the age of AI. Using both international and regional academic literature, the paper argues that artificial intelligence should complement rather than replace human creativity, critical analysis, and ethical reasoning in humanitarian education
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