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  The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on the Role of the Teacher Artificial intelligence has entered contemporary classrooms with a speed that few educators anticipated. Students now turn to generative systems to answer questions, clarify difficult concepts, and produce written work within seconds. This rapid diffusion has prompted a fundamental question in educational discourse: if a machine can perform tasks long associated with teaching, what remains of the teacher’s distinctive role? A careful examination of the evidence and of the nature of education itself suggests that artificial intelligence is unlikely to displace the teacher. Rather, it is reshaping professional practice, redirecting attention away from routine labour and towards the deeper intellectual and human purposes of schooling. A substantial portion of a teacher’s work is necessary yet repetitive. The preparation of lesson materials, the marking of assignments, the drafting of formative feedback, and the design ...