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A Four-Part Ethical Framework for Facilitating Discussions About Generative Artificial Intelligence: The Process Is the Product

A Four-Part Ethical Framework for Facilitating Discussions About Generative Artificial Intelligence: The Process Is the Product
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Author(s): John Bartucz (University of Minnesota, USA), Galyna Arabadzhy (University of Minnesota, USA)and Shreepriya Dogra (University of Minnesota, USA)
Copyright: 2026
Pages: 32
Source title: Rethinking Education and Agency in the Age of Human-Generative AI Interaction
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Aras Bozkurt (Anadolu University, Turkey)
DOI: 10.4018/979-8-3373-1195-1.ch004

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Abstract

Despite promises of revolution, generative artificial intelligence (GenAI), like many technologies before it, risks replicating failures of its predecessors rather than reimagining new possibilities. This chapter speaks directly to instructors in higher education who are grappling with GenAI's increasing presence in classrooms, not by offering technical how-tos, but by framing an ethical, human-centered approach to its use by teachers and students alike. We introduce a four-part ethical framework that includes utilitarianism, deontology, Rawls' veil of ignorance, and critical ethics each rooted in distinct philosophical and justice-oriented traditions. Through ideas for practical, adaptable classroom activities, we offer ways for educators to surface questions of power, equity, and agency with their students. This is an invitation to slow down, to think alongside one another, and to reimagine what it means to teach and learn ethically in a world increasingly shaped by generative technologies.

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