Generative Artificial Intelligence and its Use in Teaching the Specialty of Ophthalmology

Abstract

Artificial intelligence in recent times has acquired great importance and its application has spread to different sectors of daily life. A review was carried out which addressed the subject related to generative artificial intelligence, its fundamental theoretical references, the main tools, fundamental aspects to be taken into account for its use in medical teaching by means of some examples found in the systematization carried out. Its objective is to carry out a reflexive critical analysis, related to the use of artificial intelligence in medical education and in particular in the teaching-learning process of ophthalmology. For this purpose, the descriptor artificial intelligence and keywords were used. Articles indexed in the LILACS, MEDLINE and SciELO databases in Spanish, from the last 5 years, were considered. The existing references on the use of this resource in the teaching-learning process in the ophthalmology specialty, in different contexts, as well as on the ethical values to be taken into account when using it, were analyzed. It is concluded that generative artificial intelligence offers potential benefits to medical teaching, particularly in ophthalmology, but the negative aspects and challenges involved in its use should not be neglected, such as the preparation of teachers, the infrastructure required for the use of this technology and the ethical implications. There are still many aspects and questions that need to be addressed in future research.