THE INFLUENCE OF AI ON SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH ACTIVITIES AND THE WORK OF LECTURERS IN PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES IN HO CHI MINH CITY

Abstract

Artificial intelligence (AI) applications are becoming increasingly popular, supporting faculty members in scientific research. However, public universities in Ho Chi Minh City have not yet been comprehensively and fully considered. This study uses a quantitative method and surveys 322 faculty members of public universities in Ho Chi Minh City who have applied AI in scientific research. It conducts Cronbach's alpha scale validation, exploratory factor analysis (EFA), composite reliability analysis (CR), total variance extracted (AVE), and structural equation modeling (SEM). The analysis results show that all six representative factors of AI application, including: AI support conditions (DK); AI experience habits (TQ); AI usage skills (KN); AI application policies (CS); AI application expectations (KV), The trend of AI application (XT) has a significant impact on the scientific research (NC) variable and simultaneously directly affects the work performance of lecturers (KQ). This study has proposed implications for enhancing the application of AI to improve the work performance of lecturers at public universities in Ho Chi Minh City.