Journal of East China Normal University(Educationa ›› 2026, Vol. 44 ›› Issue (6): 92-102.doi: 10.16382/j.cnki.1000-5560.2026.06.006

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Research on the Construction and Application of Ethical Risk Assessment Indicators for Artificial Intelligence in Education

Youmei Wang1,2, Fangqin Huang2, Chenchen Liu2   

  1. 1. Research Center for Artificial Intelligence in Vocational Education, Zhejiang Dongfang Polytechnic, Wenzhou Zhejiang 325000, China
    2. Research Center for Big Data and Smart Education, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou Zhejiang 325035, China
  • Online:2026-06-01 Published:2026-05-27

Abstract:

As a strategic technology leading the new round of scientific and technological revolution, Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology, while profoundly changing the ecology of education and teaching, also brings many ethical risks and challenges. How to assess ethical risks in order to maximize the benefits of intelligent technology has become an important issue for the healthy development of educational artificial intelligence. Through theoretical research, expert interviews, literature research, etc., four primary indicators, 13 secondary indicators, and 31 tertiary indicators are identified, such as the risk of educational technology ontology, the risk of educational data, the risk of machine algorithms, and the risk of educational applications. The corresponding questionnaires are designed using the Analytic Hierarchy Process, and the weights of the indicators are calculated using MATLAB software to establish a systematic and robust ethical risk assessment system. Cases are then selected for evaluation to validate its effectiveness. The construction of the ethical risk assessment index system applicable to the application of AI in education can be used to identify and assess the risks in specific educational scenarios, help education management departments, schools, teachers, and students standardize and rationally apply AI technology to improve teaching and learning, and provide a basis for the governance of AI in education.

Key words: artificial intelligence in education, ethical risk, Analytic Hierarchy Process, assessment indicators