6 Ways AI is Reshaping Modern Education -- Personalized Learning, Progress Monitoring & More -- Xyonix, AI Consulting & Custom Solutions

In 2019, the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) formulated a plan for the integration of artificial intelligence with education, and suggested that AI has the potential to create a more equitable, efficient, and innovative educational system (1). Although this statement was made prior to Covid-19's rapid proliferation, it warrants renewed consideration in light of the calamitous effects the pandemic has had on the education system. The abrupt shift to remote learning and subsequent return to in-person instruction have revealed significant decreases in learning outcomes and readiness to meet academic standards (2); decreases that a return to normalcy has little hope of addressing. Now, if ever, is the time to look towards innovative means of enhancing education, and artificial intelligence could prove to be the change required to bring about meaningful academic growth. Recent studies indicate that in the United States, school closures and remote learning have resulted in significant decreases in educational outcomes for K-5 students that roughly equate to a five month deficit in math skills, and a four month deficit in reading comprehension (2).