• Ms. Codagandla Sanjana

The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into academic research and writing has profoundly impacted the process of thesis conceptualization, writing, editing, and assessment. Although the existing body of literature on AI has explored its role as a technical tool for writing assistance, plagiarism detection, and citation management, there is a relative lack of consideration for its role in thesis supervision as an academic relationship. Historically, thesis supervision has been a form of academic apprenticeship that is predicated on a dialogue and intellectual struggle between the supervisor and the researcher. However, the increasing use of AI tools is disrupting this process by introducing algorithmic mediation into a process that was previously exclusively human-mediated. This paper aims to rethink thesis supervision in the context of the increasing use of artificial intelligence. On the basis of theoretical observations from educational theory, post-humanism, and cognitive labor studies, this paper argues that the role of AI is becoming increasingly informal or “invisible” as a co-supervisor. While AI-assisted supervision has several benefits, such as efficiency, accessibility, and structural support, it also has the potential for intellectual dependency, homogenization of the voice of scholarship, and the dilution of supervisory mentorship. This paper finally recommends a hybrid approach to thesis supervision that attempts to find a balance between human supervision and ethical AI integration, and also emphasizes the need for critical thinking, originality, and academic integrity in the new research paradigm.

Thesis supervision; artificial intelligence; academic mentorship; cognitive labor; research pedagogy; AI ethics.

"RETHINKING THESIS SUPERVISION AMID THE RISE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.13, Issue 2, page no.345-356, February-2026, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRHJ06069.pdf

"RETHINKING THESIS SUPERVISION AMID THE RISE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.13, Issue 2, page no. pp345-356, February-2026, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRHJ06069.pdf