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2026.1 Inaugural Lecture discusses research in Education and generative AI
The Graduate Program in Education of the Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro (PPGEduc/UFRRJ) held, on April 8, 2026, at 2 p.m., the Inaugural Lecture of the 2026.1 semester. The lecture was given by Prof. Mariano Pimentel (PPGI/Unirio), moderated by Prof. Edméa Oliveira (PPGEduc/UFRRJ), at the Hilton Sales Auditorium (P1), Seropédica Campus.
The lecture addressed the theme “Research in Education and its ethical and authorship dilemmas in the context of generative AI”, placing at the center of the debate the challenges that generative artificial intelligence poses to research practices in education, with special attention to authorship, integrity and ethics in knowledge production.
Regulatory framework presented
UNESCO — Ethics of AI (2021)
The first global standard-setting instrument on AI ethics, adopted by the 193 Member States at the 41st General Conference.
UNESCO — Guidance for GenAI in Education (2023/2024)
Practical guidance for teachers, students and researchers on the ethical and effective use of generative AI in education and research.
Ordinance No. 2,664/2026
Establishes the Policy on Integrity in Scientific Activity: mandatory disclosure of the use of generative AI at any stage of research; AI may not be credited as an author.
Guidelines for graduate education
Guide programs to develop clear policies on AI use, with acceptable practices, limitations and transparency for advisors and students.
Topics under debate
Technological sovereignty
Faculty pointed to the concentration of power in Big Tech and the urgency of building technological autonomy in Brazil in the field of AI.
Linguistic colonialism
Systems trained mostly on data from the Global North tend to impose dominant cultural patterns, to the detriment of the diversity of Brazilian Portuguese and local knowledge.
Authorship and academic writing
Students raised concerns about the boundaries between authorial writing and AI-mediated writing, and how to preserve intellectual identity in scientific production.
The meeting reaffirmed PPGEduc/UFRRJ’s central role in the debate on the impacts of technology on education, opening paths for collective in-depth work throughout the 2026.1 semester. See the photos on the Program’s Instagram, @ppgeduc.ufrrj.
Watch the full lecture here