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Arts & Communication AI in teacher education and critical thinking

and reasoning to judge or evaluate decision-making and in our technological trajectory because it integrates and
problem-solving. From this conviction, arts education enhances previous innovations, addressing their limits
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is presented as a necessity in the idea of an engine of and allowing us to explore new frontiers. Its development
knowledge and change in terms of social criticism through is not an isolated phenomenon, but a natural response
discourses in images. Through a system of learning by to the human drive to advance, seek efficiency, and
competence, the development of critical reasoning is not understand the world around us. AI also facilitates the
exclusive to the academic stages but is developed in all creation of potential futures through predictive modeling
other areas of an individual’s life. This fact turns people into and simulation, allowing societies to prepare and adapt to
individuals with a great capacity for judgment, favoring possible scenarios. At the same time, it is a very versatile
their emancipation as subjects. Finally, concerning the tool when it comes to generating images with a high degree
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characteristics associated with critical thinking that are of creativity that can be of great help as visual support in
conceptually related to what the article seeks, we reached classrooms at all educational levels.
a multidimensional understanding that flees from a However, along with these opportunities, AI also
unidimensional vision. Creatively facing problems and brings with it significant challenges, especially in terms of
challenges and understanding that there are ways and misinformation and the creation of negative images. The
means of seeing and understanding things with different ability to create fictional content that appears real raises
perspectives and approaches, fosters self-confidence in serious concerns about the veracity and manipulation of
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their potential and collective actions. information in malicious ways. It is crucial, therefore, to
4. Conclusion develop and enforce ethical frameworks and regulations
that ensure the responsible use of AI, minimizing its risks
Images created through AI have a direct relationship and maximizing its benefits. Any image created using
with the development of critical thinking, both in their AI can be susceptible to maliciousness if it is not told
interpretation and in their creation, for it is through judging or explained in its original context. New analyses of the
images by not taking for granted what they show and being discourses in images break the hegemonic discourses of
judicious about it and not malicious, that we find that in these and force an updated critique of their education.
the practice of judging and in the assiduous comparison
of works of art, we develop not only sensitivity and taste The key to the correct use and understanding of
but also critical thinking itself. We must, therefore, work these images lies in balancing the opportunities and
in university classrooms so that future teachers learn how dangers of AI, promoting technological development
critical thinking is socially and culturally linked through that contributes positively to human knowledge and
a staging of the various deepfakes. For all that has been well-being, without losing sight of the risks inherent in
presented, we reach the following conclusions: its misuse. Interdisciplinary collaboration and ongoing
dialogue between technologists, historians, educators,
We can differentiate between AI-generated images. The and regulators will be critical to navigating this complex
main difference between deepfakes and fictional recreations landscape. These images are situated within the different
lies in their purpose, the method used to create them and modes of communicative interpellation, forming part
the degree of realism they seek to achieve. Although both of our educational contexts, and facilitating new ways
are related to the generation of visual or audiovisual content of understanding didactics, pedagogy, art, culture, and
using advanced technology, they have different approaches society. Technologically processed thought should not be
and applications. While deepfakes focus on altering or considered false, but neither can it be identical to human
falsifying reality with the aim of deceiving or surprising thought. It is a derivative construct, complementing our
by manipulating real content, fictional recreations seek way of thinking and helping us to explore and expand our
to create something new, whether imaginative or artistic, ideas. Rather than a replica or a counterfeit, it is a powerful
without the intention of presenting it as an objective truth. tool that, while limited in its ability to capture the essence
Both technologies have a significant impact, but their of our ideas, allows us to give them new forms and uses. AI
ethical and social implications are very different. imaging has great potential to revolutionize creativity and
AI is emerging as a powerful and versatile tool in the productivity in several areas, but it also poses ethical, labor,
exploration of past worlds and the construction of futures. and cultural challenges that should not be ignored. To take
Its ability to analyze large volumes of historical data full advantage of its benefits, it is crucial to regulate its use,
enables detailed and accurate reconstruction of events ensure a balance between technology and human creativity,
and contexts, offering new perspectives and insights that and encourage an ethical approach to its development.
were previously inaccessible. AI is the next logical step In this way, AI can become a tool that complements and

Volume 3 Issue 3 (2025) 10 doi: 10.36922/ac.5047