[26] Dubiel A, Kamińska D,
Zwoliński G, Ramić-Brkić B,
Agostini D, Zancanaro M.
Virtual reality for the training of
soft skills for professional education:
Trends and opportunities.
Interactive Learning Environments.
2025;1–21. DOI: 10.1080/
10494820.2025.2450634[27] Chen -C-C, Lin -Y-Y, Lo F-Y,
Chang C-H, Lin H-M. From readers to
players: Exploring student engagement
in a gamified metaverse and its effect on
reading interest. Education and
Information Technologies.
2025;30:421–447. DOI: 10.1007/s10639024-13068-1[28] Ali M.Fostering engagement and
motivation: evaluating gamified
learning in the metaverse for
architectural history education.
International Journal of Interactive
Mobile Technologies. 2025;19(6).
DOI: 10.3991/ijim.v19i06.53841[29] Dell Technologies. Digital
Assistant Solutions update with Dell
and NVIDIA. 2024. Available from:https://www.dell.com/en-us/blog/digi
tal-assistant-solutions-update-withdell-and-nvidia/ [Accessed: 2025August-11][30] Konkel F. Meet Emma, Amarillo’s
AI assistant and ‘digital human’. Route
Fifty Available from: https://www.rout
e-fifty.com/digital-government/2024/0
5/meet-emma-amarillos-ai-assistant-an
d-digital-human/396884/. 2024
Accessed 31 October 2025[31] UneeQ. Media release: UneeQ and
Qatar Airways elevate passenger
experiences with Sama 2.0, the first
digital human in aviation. 2024.
Available from: https://www.digitalhu
mans.com/blog/uneeq-and-qatarairways-elevate-passenger-experienceswith-sama-the-first-digital-human-inaviation. [Accessed: 2025-August-11][32] Qatar Airways. Qatar Airways
showcases new features of world’s first
AI virtual digital human cabin crew.
March. Qatar Airways Newsroom.
[Accessed: 2025-August-11][33] Alelo. Simulation training with
artificial intelligence avatars. 2025.
Available from: https://www.alelo.com/.
[Accessed: 2025-August-11][34] Retorio. The pioneer in AI sales
coaching. 2025. Available from: https://
www.retorio.com/ . [Accessed: 2025August-11][35] Mursion. Upskilling platform with
immersive simulations. 2025. Available
from: https://www.mursion.com/ .
[Accessed: 2025-August-11][36] Promova. Learn English idioms
through bite-sized lessons and real-life
scenarios. 2025. Available from: https://
promova.com/page/practice-with-ai[Accessed: 2025-August-11][37] Larson BZ, Moser C, Caza A,
Muehlfeld K, Colombo LA. Critical
thinking in the age of generative AI.
Academy of Management Learning &
Education. 2024;23(3):373–378.
DOI: 10.5465/amle.2024.0338[38] Scheuring F, Thompson J.
Enhancing graduate employability:
Exploring the influence of experiential
simulation learning on life skill
development. Studies in Higher
Education. 2025;50(2):256–270.
DOI: 10.1080/03075079.2024.2334837[39] Nyaaba M, Shi L, Nabang M,
Zhai X, Kyeremeh P, Ayoberd SA,
Akanzire BN (2024) ‘Generative AI asMetaverse, MetaIntelligence and Infinite Worlds with AI18a learning buddy and teaching assistant:
Pre-service teachers’ uses and attitudes’,
arXiv preprint, arXiv:2407.11983.
DOI: 10.48550/arXiv.2407.11983[40] Moundridou M, Matzakos N,
Doukakis S. Generative AI tools as
educators’ assistants: Designing and
implementing inquiry-based lesson
plans. Computers and Education:
Artificial Intelligence. 2024;7:100277.
DOI: 10.1016/j.caeai.2024.100277[41] Maurya RK. Using AI based
chatbot ChatGPT for practicing
counseling skills through role-play.
Journal of Creativity in Mental Health.
2024;19(4):513–528. DOI: 10.1080/
15401383.2023.2297857[42] Akpan IJ, Kobara Y, Wolabi J,
Bomicrsca I. Generative Artificial
Intelligence and human–Chatbot
interaction in education and research.
International Transactions in
Operational Research. 2025;32(3):1251–1281. DOI: 10.1111/itor.13522/[43] Mittal U, Wang Y, Abdelghani R,
Zhu M, Alasadi EA. A comprehensive
review on generative AI for education.
IEEE Access. 2024;12:142725–142751.
DOI: 10.1109/ACCESS.2024.3468368[44] Essel HB, Vlachopoulos D,
Loglo MY, Zawacki-Richter O, McKie L.
Exploring the impact of VoiceBots on
student learning experiences. British
Journal of Educational Technology.
2025;56(1):277–291. DOI: 10.1111/
bjet.13504[45] Strielkowski W, Grebennikova V,
Lisovskiy A, Rakhimova G, Vasileva T.
‘AI -driven adaptive learning for
sustainable educational transformation’.
Sustainable Development. 2025;33(2):1921–1947. DOI: 10.1002/sd.3221[46] Wang X, Huang RT, Sommer M,
Pei B, Shidfar P, Rehman MS,
Ritzhaupt AD, Martin F. The efficacy of
artificial intelligence-enabled adaptive
learning systems from 2010 to 2022 on
learner outcomes: A meta-analysis.
Journal of Educational Computing
Research. 2024;62(6):1348–1383.
DOI: 10.1177/07356331241240459[47] World Economic Forum. The
Future of Jobs Report 2025. 2025.
Geneva: World Economic Forum.
Available from: https://www
.weforum.org/publications/the-futureof-jobs-report-2025/digest/. [Accessed:
2025-August-13][48] Demartini CG, Sciascia L, Bosso A,
Manuri F. Artificial intelligence
bringing improvements to adaptive
learning in education: A case study.
Sustainability. 2024;16(3):1347. DOI:10.3390/su16031347[49] UNESCO. AI and the Future of
Education: Disruptions, Dilemmas and
Directions. 2025. Paris: United Nations
Educational, Scientific and Cultural
Organization. Available from: https://
www.unesco.org/en/articles/ai-andfuture-education-disruptions-dilemmas
-and-directions [Accessed: 2025September-10]