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Gone are the days of visiting the library to photocopy a few pages from an encyclopedia for a school project. As generations of children grow up with technology at their fingertips, we live in a world where the internet is their primary source of information, education, and entertainment. A recent survey found that children in the U.S. aged between eight and 12 spend almost five hours a day looking at screens, while teenagers are clocking nearly seven hours a day of screen time \u2013 and that\u2019s not counting the time they spend doing schoolwork. Hours spent learning from chalkboards in physical classrooms has also reduced significantly since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the ensuing social restrictions and lockdowns.1<\/sup> As technology and society continue to evolve and develop, the way we learn will also continue to change, for children and adults alike.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMy hope is that by 2030, most of humanity will have ready access to health care and education through digital agents.\u201d 2<\/sup><\/p>– Gabor Melli, VP of artificial intelligence and machine learning at Medable and former senior director of engineering at Sony PlayStation<\/em><\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The rapid advancement of technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and robotics impacts all industries, including education.3<\/sup> If the education sector hopes to utilize AI\u2019s full potential for everyone, the focus should be to continue exposing the next generation to AI early on and utilizing the technology in the classroom. Teachers are already finding that many students use AI through social media and are, therefore, open to its educational applications.4<\/sup><\/p>\n

There\u2019s also a great professional need for these abilities. \u201cThe U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics sees strong growth for data science jobs skills in its prediction that the data science field will grow about 28 percent through 2026,\u201d says Bernard Schroeder, senior contributor for Forbes<\/em>. With increased technology comes increased data operations and analysis sophistication, as well as more AI. These changes will ultimately increase the demand for data scientists and other AI specialists.5<\/sup><\/p>\n

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The role of artificial intelligence in education<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The rapid advancement of technologies such as AI, ML, and robotics impacts all industries, including education.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Global Market Insights Inc. predicts that the AI education market could have a market value of $20 billion by 2027.6<\/sup> The industry growth is good news, as AI can ultimately reduce the burden on teachers across the globe. <\/p>\n

However, some educators fear that in the future, AI technology might replace the role of the teacher altogether. Fortunately, it doesn\u2019t look like teachers are at risk of being replaced by robots anytime soon. While AI programs can teach students literacy or math, the more complex impartation of social and emotional skills will remain in the domain of humans.7<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n

How artificial intelligence is currently used in education<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Because AI is computer-based, it can be connected to different classrooms all over the world.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

How technology is used in classrooms has changed significantly in response to COVID-19. Rather than teaching in front of a classroom full of students, lockdowns forced many educators across the globe to teach remotely, from their homes. Edtech company Promethean surveyed teachers and learned that 86 percent thought AI should be an important part of education. <\/p>\n

Using AI in education holds many benefits for both students and teachers:8<\/sup><\/p>\n