Artificial Intelligence In Schools Is Closer Than You Think

Education stands to benefit from rapid developments in artificial intelligence. But historically, adaptive learning software has been programmed in a top-down fashion. It asks a question, and if the child provides a particular answer, a set of prompts or tips might be shared or a new (perhaps easier, perhaps more advanced) question might be asked. Whether this is or is not AI is up for debate; however, the development of such programs is labor intensive and generally only effective in providing practice for concepts taught in class. As the Innovation Leader at an international education company, I work with both educational leaders on leveraging digital learning ecosystems and with education technology companies to improve their products for use in our schools.