Storm In The Schools

The impact produced by AI, ML, IoT, VR etc on the education sector

- Rohit Manglik

Though computers and smartphones dot themselves on the list of great marvels of most recent decades, the technologies like Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML) and Virtual Reality (VR) which, as being the torchbearers of recent technological advancements, have again disrupted the world. In this context, we shall explore the impact produced by these technologies on the education sector.

Before beginning, let us first acquaint ourselves with the terms of Artificial Intelligence, and Machine Learning.

A Simple Meaning of AI and ML

To begin with, Artificial Intelligence (AI), a discipline falling under Information technology, is the theory that hosts the idea of development of computer systems to the extent of performing tasks that normally require human intelligence. Speech recognition, visual perception, decision-making, translation of different languages, etc. make up the list of the jobs that such computer enabled devices of today can perform.

Similar is the definition of Machine Learning (ML), which, being an application of AI, extends the prowess of automatically learning and improving from experiences without being particularly programmed for these tasks, to the modern devices of today.

How will AI and ML influence Education?