Authors - Payel Das, Tejaswini Seelam, Rajeswari Annam Abstract - This study investigates the intersection between generative AI, sustainable development and education by conducting a systematic review on the utilization of ChatGPT and other Large Language Models (LLMs) in relation to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), focusing on SDG 4 and SDG 12. The article explores how technology-enhanced learning and LLMs are challenging pedagogical traditions, practices, even ethical dilemmas, and calls for responsible governance. There were 59 peer-reviewed articles included between 2023-2025 which provided data synthesis. Three core clusters were discerned using the VOS viewer keyword co-occurrence map: (1) educational impact and learning outcomes, (2) stakeholder ethics and governance perspectives, and (3) integrity Challenges of AI-assisted instruction. The study also raises alarms about threats that could emerge from misinformation, academic cheating, algorithmic bias and unequal ac-cess. It also underscores the lesser-known environmental footprint of AI tools.
