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Summary

The scientific article focuses on the investigation of the effects of artificial intelligence (AI) instruments on the professional developments of pedagogical workers within the system of postgraduate education. The author analyzes the approaches to the definition of the term «artificial intelligence» and clarifies on the modern technologies of AI that can be applicable in educational processes, namely adaptive systems of learning, the instruments for automatic assessment, educational data analytics, learning content generation instruments, etc. Having overviewed the scientific resources and the questionnaires of pedagogical workers of educational establishments in the Mykolaiv region concerning the usage of the AI instruments, it has been specified the advantages, particularly individualization and personalization of learning, flexibility and comfort, time saving and automatization of the routine tasks, motivation increasing and learning engagement, as well as risks, namely the need for significant technical resources, ethics and safety of the AI usage, dependence on technologies, decreasing of the level of critical thinking, interpersonal communication, and responsibility. For the first time, the results of the choice and application of the AI instruments by the pedagogical workers of the Mykolaiv region have been presented. Furthermore, it has been found out that the implementation of the AI instruments into the system of postgraduate study opens new possibilities for the professional growth of pedagogical workers; however, it requires careful planning, methodological support and substantial technical guidance, too.