Artificial intelligence is a driver of digital transformation that permeates all sectors of the economy. In this context, it becomes relevant to understand the applicability of artificial intelligence in higher education. Thus, the following problematic issues arise: (1) What is digital transformation?, (2) What is artificial intelligence? and (3)How can artificial intelligence technology be applied in higher education? To answer this problem, the following objective was set: to map digital transformation and the application of artificial intelligence in higher education. To this end, a bibliometric search was conducted in the Web of Science database. The findings demonstrated that artificial intelligence can be applied to higher education through an intelligent contract that encourages collaboration among students and participation in extracurricular activities while also boosting machine reliability by creating a chain of information. Additionally, it is decided that this technology will assist in educating a generation that is prepared to cooperate more and adopt sustainable attitudes for solving difficult problems in twenty-first-century daily life.

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