"Perceptions of 9th grade public school teachers regarding the production of hybrid written texts by artificial intelligence and students in school research: challenges, risks and benefits"
artificial intelligence; chatGPT; hybrid written text production; elementary education; teachers; school research.
With the constant development of information technology, artificial intelligence is increasingly connected to society and the perception of a complex world in which applications have advanced in the face of new technologies in global education and has transformed the generation of written content with generative AI for ChatGPT writing or equivalent with the same function. The research critically analyzes the position of teachers as to whether or not they allow students to use artificial intelligence (AI) for school research that results in textual production in a hybrid format. The research is guided by the following conceptual perspectives: education and communication (Freire 1976), hybrid written text (Lopes; Comas-Forgas; Cerdà Navarro, 2023), artificial intelligence (Russel and Norvig 2004), conception of research (Demo 1941) with the support of educational legal provisions. The research uses Bardin's (1977) content analysis procedures and Triviños' (1987) data triangulation, based on data collection through the application of semi-structured interviews with five 9th grade teachers from a public elementary school in the Federal District. From the results of the teacher interviews, there is evidence that points to a lack of knowledge and action in relation to AI in the production of hybrid written texts. The teachers demonstrate fear, lack of knowledge and challenges arise in which the development of writing predominates, risks such as the use of copying and benefits such as expanding vocabulary for the use of AI in writing texts.