Knowledge and Attitudes of Faculty Members Regarding Artificial Intelligence (AI): A Case Study in Higher Education

Abstract

The study was conducted to improve our knowledge of the current level of knowledge and attitudes towards artificial intelligence among university faculty members at Abu Dhabi University. A questionnaire containing 35 items was distributed to 116 faculty members (n=116) using the descriptive approach method. It was found that the perceptions of faculty members at Abu Dhabi University about their level of knowledge about artificial intelligence were at a high level, with an arithmetic average of 4.03. It was found that the level of their attitudes towards artificial intelligence was also at a high level with an average of 3.82. Findings have confirmed that the level of knowledge of female faculty members and their attitude towards using artificial intelligence is higher than the level of knowledge of male faculty members. Depending on the category of college (in favor of the Law College) and finally, there was no statistical significance according to academic position.

Keywords Artificial Intelligence, Attitudes, Faculty Members, Higher Education, Knowledge