Q&A: The Promise and Pitfalls of Artificial Intelligence and Personalized Learning

The idea of a sophisticated, artificially intelligent program that chooses just the right digital content for a student, at just the right time, can home in on students' strengths and weaknesses and can support or push them is on the educational horizon. Some companies already claim their ed-tech products do just that--or some version of it--to customize learning. But are AI and personalized learning really the "dynamic duo" that some educators are hoping for? Andreas Oranje, the general manager of research in research and development at the Educational Testing Service, says the time is right to examine how these technologies are evolving and the implications for K-12 teaching and learning. Educators are right to be excited about the potential of these technologies.