Dari Teknologi ke Spiritualitas Digital: Analisis Peran Artificial Intelligence (AI) dalam Penguatan Literasi Keagamaan di Pendidikan Tinggi

Abstract

Generative artificial intelligence has transformed how students acquire, understand, and process knowledge. Applications such as ChatGPT, Gemini, and Copilot expand access to religious learning while raising concerns about accuracy, source verification, knowledge authority, ethics, and spiritual reflection. This study analyzes AI’s role in strengthening students’ religious literacy and its contribution to digital spirituality in higher education. A descriptive qualitative approach was employed through field research involving fourth-semester students who use AI. Data were collected through interviews, non-participant observation, and documentation, then analyzed through data condensation, data display, conclusion drawing, triangulation, and member checking. Findings show that AI supports understanding materials, generating ideas, organizing writing, summarizing literature, and exploring the Qur’an, hadith, Islamic law, morality, and contemporary issues. Students with digital literacy tend to verify AI-generated information through authoritative sources. Therefore, AI should serve as a tool rather than replace religious sources, while critical thinking, ethics, and spiritual reflection remain essential.