In order to meet the realistic requirement of high-quality development of ideological and political courses in colleges and universities and conform to the trend of the times， on the basis of analyzing the connotation of artificial intelligence and intelligent education and considering the important role AI playing in smart education of ideological and political courses， this paper puts forward some concrete paths to construct intelligent teaching models for ideological and political education in colleges and universities， such as using artificial intelligence to optimize the teaching material system of ideological and political courses； establishing more targeted teaching objectives； innovating the discourse form of ideological and political courses； accurately positioning education evaluation； and building a new type of intelligent teaching team. The research results can provide a theoretical reference for the AI-enabled ideological and political education and the promotion of high-quality development of ideological and political education.