The article analyzes the application of digital communications in distance learning and their quality in teaching practice. Key importance is attached to the development of human-machine partnership in the educational environment as a space of digital interaction and communication between humans and artificial intelligence (AI). The authors highlight the insufficiently effective use of contemporary pedagogical communications in distance courses. The research emphasizes the importance of developing skills in applying digital pedagogical communications for successful learning for both teachers and students. The main objective of this study is to propose ways to improve the quality of digital communications in distance courses based on human-machine partnership. The authors draw on both theoretical and empirical research on the practice of using digital pedagogical communications.