When will learners get their own AI at school?

IN THE past, there has been a failure to prepare young people for the technology-driven world.

- WESLEY DIPHOKO

Some schools still lack computer labs. In general, the education sector has been playing the catch-up game at school level.

In the Artificial Intelligence (AI) age, there's no need to play the catch up game.

There's a need to assign each school learner an Artificial Intelligence (AI) to serve as an education companion.

For now, the idea of implementing an Al for each learner may seem impractical due to costs and general readiness. Such obstacles need not stand in the way of designing now, for an education system that embraces Al for each learner.

What would be the use of AI for a school learner?

The current education system has been lacking data about each learner.

Although teachers have tried to get a better understanding of each learner they naturally miss some critical aspects.

An AI companion for each learner would get an understanding of a learner from grade 0. The data collected over the years would assist in better understanding gaps in knowledge and also form part of remedying the situation.

An AI that has been walking a journey with the learner since grade 0 can be in a better position to inform them about an ideal career based on historical information.