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Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Education: Promises and Challenges. OECD Education Working Papers, No. 218

Authors :
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) (France)
Vincent-Lancrin, Stéphan
van der Vlies, Reyer
Source :
OECD Publishing. 2020.
Publication Year :
2020

Abstract

This paper was written to support the G20 artificial intelligence (AI) dialogue. With the rise of artificial intelligence (AI), education faces two challenges: reaping the benefits of AI to improve education processes, both in the classroom and at the system level; and preparing students for new skillsets for increasingly automated economies and societies. AI applications are often still nascent, but there are many examples of promising uses that foreshadow how AI might transform education. With regard to the classroom, this paper highlights how AI can accelerate personalised learning, the support of students with special needs. At the system level, promising uses include predictive analysis to reduce dropout, and assessing new skillsets. A new demand for complex skills that are less easy to automate (e.g. higher cognitive skills like creativity and critical thinking) is also the consequence of AI and digitalisation. Reaching the full potential of AI requires that stakeholders trust not only the technology, but also its use by humans. This raises new policy challenges around "trustworthy AI", encompassing the privacy and security of data, but also possible wrongful uses of data leading to biases against individuals or groups.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1993-9019
Database :
ERIC
Journal :
OECD Publishing
Publication Type :
Report
Accession number :
ED604934
Document Type :
Reports - Descriptive
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1787/a6c90fa9-en