How can AI and other emerging technologies be implemented in education settings so that they do not widen existing inequalities or create new inequalities?
Background
Digital technologies, and AI in particular, will provide great opportunities – and potentially challenges – for teaching and school management. We want to make sure that we have a strong evidence base as these technologies grow in use.
Next steps
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Topics
Related UKRI funded projects
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Fair-AIEd: Participatory design approaches to creating ethical AI for international education and development
Warning of a global "learning crisis" in education, the World Bank recently claimed that without learning, education will fail to deliver on its promise to eliminate extreme poverty and create opportunity and p...
Funded by: UKRI FLF
Why might this be relevant?
The project specifically addresses the implications of embedding AI systems in education settings and explores the social, political, economic, pedagogical, and ethical aspects.
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Towards Embedding Responsible AI in the School System: Co-Creation with Young People
Recent advances in Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) have the potential to transform education, from reactive tweaks in assessment practices to fundamental philosophical debates about what we should value in the...
Funded by: AHRC
Why might this be relevant?
The project specifically focuses on embedding responsible AI in the school system to address issues of accountability, accuracy, and inclusion, involving young people in the process.
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An innovative online teaching platform that uses AI to create digital teachers and tailored lessons in order to augment teaching capacity in schools
Trulience is a UK-based technology SME with a core project team of Marek Zwiefka-Sibley (tech entrepreneur/ex-senior director of Blackboard Inc.) and Benjamin Weekes (CTO/ex-technical director of Blackboard Inc.). There...
Funded by: Innovate UK
Why might this be relevant?
The project addresses the implementation of AI in education settings to prevent inequalities and has a team with relevant expertise.