Artificial intelligence and Education, Planning education in the AI Era: Lead the leap

The latest advance in AI technologies opens up new opportunities to tackle resistant issues and barriers in education, in order to accelerate the achievement of the Education 2030 Agenda. This is also a key message from President Xi's congratulatory letter to the Conference. Member States are aware of the potential of AI in education but promote strategic implementation at policy levels to varying degrees. While some countries already have national AI strategies and initiatives in place, some are still lagging behind, stalled at the awareness-raising stage. Some national pioneering practices reflected at the conference include China's'New Generation AI Development Plan', Japan's'Society 5', Slovenia's international AI research centre, and the EU's AI strategy.