Understanding AI Use in Education: Language Learning and Academic Integrity In 2026

In the year 2026, a highly revolutionary period has commenced due to the fact that Artificial Intelligence was combined with language learning, which was led forward by educational institutions such as Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) during the ICMAL 2026 conference. These modern technologies of Artificial Intelligence developed into very complex self-working helpers that work as individual talking companions for students because Artificial Intelligence uses deep data memory and many ways of communication so that language fluency can become faster. Even though this great technological jump brings high progress, academic integrity faces very heavy difficulties because of these changes. Many experts claim that the border line between the thoughts of the student and the text created by machines is disappearing while Artificial Intelligence changes from being a basic writing helper into a self-acting creator that produces long writings and deep academic papers. To reduce the power of generative AI, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) and other major global educational institutions are creating very strict system rules and "human-in-the-loop" protocols. Our current short paper investigates how to utilise the power of AI for language acquisition while the schools protect the moral rules and honest thinking which are highly required in the Malaysian and global educational landscape.

Artificial Intelligence, Academic Integrity, generative AI, human-in-the-loop, UiTM

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