Adoption of AI/ML: How artificial intelligence is scaling up the education industry

With the advancement of technology, artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) is on the verge of becoming an integral part of every industry, and education is no exception. "With AI being enabled, learning can be customised for students. In the last few years, due to the emergence of machine learning, data has been treated as a prime knowledge resource and it is valued. Simultaneously, tech-based industry has upped the demand for AI/ML rapidly, therefore more students are taking up the course due to good career opportunities," Rajesh Khanna, professor, president, NIIT University, said. Besides courses, it is has been observed that the such technology is being leveraged by ed-tech platforms as an business strategy enhancing tool.