Adoption of AI in education is accelerating. Massive potential but hurdles remain.

Education is perhaps one of the most obvious areas for the application of artificial intelligence, with the potential to improve access, dramatically reduce cost and accelerate learning outcomes. As in many other fields, AI in education is focused on performing cognitive functions such as perceiving, reasoning, learning, and problem-solving with application to vast the challenges and opportunities of continuously educating the 7.7 billion people on the planet. Overall, the Global Executive Panel sees significant potential for AI in education, with the greatest impact expected in testing and assessment. Post-secondary and language learning were also considered sectors which will be impacted, followed by K12. There were a wider range of views around AI's potential for Pre K.