Giving Compass' Take:

· Linda Jacobson explains that although artificial intelligence is helping make the lives of teachers easier, this technology is still unlikely to fully replace them.  

· How can funders help to develop and implement AI for education? 

· Read more about artificial intelligence in school and how it helps teachers.

The teachers’ strike in Los Angeles was a powerful demonstration of the value of teachers and the limited role that computer-based learning programs play in the educational process. Students expressed how much they wanted their teachers back in the classroom, and their sentiments were echoed by principals and Los Angeles Unified School District leaders.

AI, however, does have some promising applications, Murphy writes, if developers make the way their products work transparent for school leaders, educators, parents and students. More research is also needed to understand whether machine learning adds value in the classroom, and whether bias or inaccuracies in the algorithms operating these systems are leading to unintended consequences.

Read the full article about artificial intelligence in education by Linda Jacobson at Education Dive.