The Next Revolution In Global eLearning

These kinds of AIs will appeal to the infovores, but most people still will prefer interacting with friends and family — a known and usually cheap source of fun, not unlike listening to music or daydreaming. Educational chatbots won’t be more fun and fulfilling than what you would choose to do with that time on your own. The answer depends in part on whether AI succeeds in becoming the next great educational technology innovation, or joins the long list of ed-tech disappointments. Parents and educators play a vital role in fostering digital literacy and open communication about the responsible use of AI.

Your child’s favorite teacher may soon be a chatbot

Now when consumers want instruction on how to change the oil in their car or code a website, they turn to the internet. For those who want it, they will be able to access a kind of universal tutor as envisioned by Neal Stephenson in his novel “The Diamond Age.” But how many people will really want to go this route? My guess is that it will be a clear minority of the population, well below 50%, whether at younger or older age groups. However, executives at Turnitin said they were concerned that OpenAI’s product could revolutionize education altogether.