Ivana Bartoletti on AI and Education at UNESCO

On Thursday 16th May, I had the pleasure of speaking at the UNESCO International Conference on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Education, in Beijing. In my speech, I outlined what I think are the two most important AI principles for countries. Firstly, that AI will only succeed if it will make us more, not less, human, and secondly, that algorithms can inform our decisions and policies but must not become policy makers. Policy makers must remain human and must remain in charge. The outcome of the conference was in the consensus approved on the last day: AI in education has to be trustworthy, inclusive, and free from gender bias and privacy harms.