Recent advances in Artificial Intelligence (AI) have sparked renewed interest in its potential to improve education. However, AI is a loose umbrella term that refers to a collection of methods, capabilities, and limitations-many of which are often not explicitly articulated by researchers, education technology companies, or other AI developers. In this paper, we seek to clarify what "AI" is and the potential it holds to both advance and hamper educational opportunities that may improve the human condition. We offer a basic introduction to different methods and philosophies underpinning AI, discuss recent advances, explore applications to education, and highlight key limitations and risks. We conclude with a set of questions that educationalists may ask as they encounter AI in their research and practice. Our hope is to make often jargon-laden terms and concepts accessible, so that all are equipped to understand, interrogate, and ultimately shape the development of human centered AI in education.
翻译:人工智能(AI)最近的进展激发了人们对其改善教育潜力的新兴趣,然而,人工智能(AI)是一个松散的总括术语,它指的是一系列方法、能力和限制,研究人员、教育技术公司或其他AI开发商往往没有明确说明其中的许多方法、能力和限制。在本文中,我们力求澄清“AI”是什么以及它对于推动和阻碍改善人类状况的教育机会的潜力。我们基本介绍了作为AI基础的不同方法和哲学,讨论了最近的进展,探索了教育的应用,并突出了关键的局限性和风险。我们最后提出了一系列教育学家在研究和实践中遇到AI时可能提出的问题。我们希望使“AI”常常能够被带入言语的术语和概念无障碍化,以便所有人都能够理解、询问并最终塑造教育中以人类为中心的AI的发展。