Thanks to advances in AI and machine learning, a slow but steady transformation is coming to education -- under the hood. When you compare the typical 21st century classroom with that of the early 1900s, the differences aren't terribly obvious. Teachers will be standing in front, giving instructions and sharing notes on a modern-day version of the old blackboard -- say, an overhead projector or a shared computer display. Students will be sitting at their desks in the classroom or watching via online video-conferencing software. The technology has changed: A lot of the tools and processes have been digitized, some of it has been automated, and geographical barriers have been removed to some extent -- but the actors and elements have remained much the same.

To coincide with the announcement, Zoomi released details on the success of VelocityChess' education portal since implementing Zoomi's technology platform last January. The course, which includes a series of videos, presentations and infographics, caters to a wide variety of skill levels – from novice to chessmaster. Using predictive analytics and machine learning, the Zoomi platform adapts course content in real-time based on an initial diagnostic quiz, as well as data collected as the user moves through the course. Zoomi's proprietary algorithms and learning analytics allow VelocityChess to interpret the user's behavioral, performance and social patterns, adapt the content to their skill level, and even predict whether or not they'll get the next question right. To date, more than 1,400 users have taken the course.