Computers are now grading essays on Ohio's state tests

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Computers are grading your child's state tests. After Ohio started using American Institutes for Research in 2015 to provide and score state tests, Artificial Intelligence (AI) programs have increasingly taken over grading. Computers are now scoring the entire test for about 75 percent of Ohio students, State Superintendent Paolo DeMaria and state testing official Brian Roget told the state school board recently. The other 25 percent are scored by people to help verify the computer's work. Ohio and AIR are not alone.