Artificial Intelligence & Global Education. Artificial Intelligence is the fastest growing advanced technology category in education. AI is being deployed across all parts of the education value chain, with the greatest value being delivered in learning processes, student support and identity/security. Greatest potential for AI is predicted in assessment and language learning.
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Table of ContentsExecutive Summary 4
Core Applications 6
AI in Education Market Map 7
AI in Education Adoption 8
Adoption Intensity 9
AI Strategy Landscape 10
AI Definitions and Growth 11
Defining Artificial Intelligence 12
Elements of AI 13
Human Level Performance Milestones 14
AI Job Openings 15
AI Patents 16
Earnings Call Mentions 17
Research 18
Research Focus by Geography 19
AU Conferences Attendance 20
AI & ML Enrolments 21
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AI in the Education Market 23
Market Size and Growth 24
Impact 25
Value Creation 26
Learning Processes 27
Assessment & Feedback 28
Learner & Talent Acquisition 29
Administration & Business Processes 30
Language Learning 31
Corporate Training 32
AI Adoption and Development 33
Adoption 34
Deployment Reasons 35
Capability Development 36
Reasons Adopted 37
Enablers 38
Challenges 39
AI Applications 40
Core AI Applications 41
AI’s Impact by Technology 42
Case Studies 43
Vision 44
Voice 46
NLP 51
Algorithms 55
Hardware 61
Global AI Strategy Landscape 65
Country Profiles 67
AI Glossary 79
Core AI Applications
VisionVision-base AI is being used in learning and
administrative contexts. Emotion recognition can
assist in detecting learners’ confusion or
engagement while face detection can be used for attendance management,
parent/carer access or identity management for
testing.
AI applications have been categorised into five areas that help map the underlying technology to specific use-cases. Generally, uses of artificial intelligence will deploy in one or more of the following categories.
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VoiceCampuses and classrooms are starting to use speech to text and voice interface
to support campus life and learning activities. Applications for literacy
development and language learning are some of the first to use
voice recognition in education settings.
Natural LanguageDeciphering human
language is still one of the most difficult AI problems
due to its complexity. However, advances over the past few years have seen applications of NLP into educational contexts such assessing levels of
understanding, providing feedback and plagiarism
detection.
AlgorithmsDeep learning and
machine learning are most prevalent in ‘personalized learning’ systems. Content
intelligence and automation, behavioural
recommendations provide notifications, intelligent
content delivery and personalized learning
pathways.
HardwareAt the intersection of AI,
Robotics and IoT, hardware-based AI is being deployed on a variety of devices to
reduce latency and lower networking costs. Smart
devices on campus, in labs and classrooms connect
software systems, data for learning and the physical environment in new and
smart ways.
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How is adoption of AI progressing? 1 in 10 organizations have invested in and deployed artificial intelligence. 1 in 5 are conducting a pilot, and 1 in 3 have no current plans for AI.
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Institutions EdTech Services Enablers
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No Interest
On the radar, no action planned
In medium or long-term planning
In short-term planning
Pilot in progress or complete
Have already invested and deployed
n = 103 n = 140 n = 91 n = 39
Source: HolonIQ Global Executive Panel, April 2019. n = 3778
AI adoption intensity in education
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AI adoption spans the global learning landscape. Use in language, testing knowledge, experiential, tutoring and talent acquisition the most intense.
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Research Activity Focus by Region
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Relative activity focus, by region and AI research sector (2000) Relative activity focus, by region and AI research sector (2017)
AI papers in China are more focused on Engineering, Technology and Agricultural Sciences, while AI papers in the U.S. and Europe tend to focus on Humanities and Medical and Health Sciences.
Source: Elsevier. The graphs above show the Relative Activity Index (RAI) of the U.S., Europe, and China. RAI approximates a region’s specialization by comparing it to global research activity in AI. RAI is defined as the share of a country’s publication output in AI relative to the global share of publications in AI. A value of 1.0 indicates that a country’s research activity in AI corresponds exactly with the global activity in AI. A value higher than 1.0 implies a greater emphasis, while a value lower than 1.0 suggests a lesser focus.
AI & ML International Enrolments
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EPFL (Switzerland) MILA (Quebec, Canada)
Growth in AL + ML course enrolment – Non US (2010 – 2017)
Combined AI + ML 2017 course enrolment at Tsinghua University was 16x that of 2010. Across the schools studied, growth in AI course enrolment was found to be relatively school dependent, and not particularly influenced by geography. The first graph shows relative growth for international schools that provided data for academic years 2010 — 2017. The second graph shows relative growth for international schools that provided data for academic years 2016 — 2018.
Source: AIIndex, University Provided Data
Global AI Strategy LandscapeARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE & GLOBAL EDUCATION
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Australia. ‘Prosperity Through Innovation’Four-year, $21m investment from national budget to support development of AI.
Austria. ‘Robot Council’Established a Robot Council in August 2017, with a one million euros working budget from the Ministry of Infrastructure.
Brazil. ‘E-Digital Strategy’E-Digital Strategy addresses digital transformation including AI
Canada. ‘Pan-Canadian AI Strategy’Five-year, $125m plan announced in 2017 federal budget. Led by CIFAR. Research and talent focus.
China. ‘Next Generation AI’Launched July 2017, the most comprehensive AI strategy globally with 2030 targets for a $1T RMB AI industry
Denmark. ‘Digital Growth Strategy’Broader policy focused on Big Data and IoT launched Jan 2018.
Estonia. AI Task ForceE-governance forerunner, initially focused on autonomous cars, now building a broader AI strategy.
Finland. Steering GroupSteering Group appointed May 17 releasing two interim reports. Full strategy expected very soon.
France. ‘AI for Humanity’€1.5 billion plan announced in 2018 in the ‘Villani Report’ to transform France into a global leader in AI.
Germany. €3 billion plan announced Nov 2018 with a dedicated AI strategy to make Germany & Europe a global leader in AI.
India. ‘Social Inclusion and AI Garage’Jun 2018 working paper on using AI to ensure social growth, inclusion and positioning the country as a leader in AI
IndonesiaLeading Asia-Pacific market in the adoption of and plans for AI however no dedicated AI strategy as yet
Ireland. ‘AI Island’Irish Economic Development Agency led process. AI Master program launched in 2018 and is 100% industry driven.
Israel. ’StartUp Nation needs AI Policy’Innovation Authority, tasked with AI policies, has warned that a strategy is needed to prevent falling behind.
Italy. ‘At the Service of Citizens’Interdisciplinary AI Task Force launched by ‘Digital Italy’. White paper March 2018, ‘AI: At the Service of Citizens”.
Japan. ‘Society 5.0’Strategy launched in 2017 to create sustainable solutions for better human life in Japan.
Kenya. Blockchain and AI Task ForceTask Force established Feb 2018 with a five-year planning horizon.
Malaysia. National AI FrameworkNational AI Framework launched in 2018 led by MDEC, expanding the National Big Data Analytics Framework.
Malta. ‘Malta.ai’Malta.ai launched Mar 2019 to share vision and process towards an AI strategy.
Mexico. ‘Towards an AI Strategy’Commissioned by the British Embassy in Mexico and released in June 2018. Sets foundations for a national AI strategy.
New Zealand. AI ForumMay 2018, AI Forum released a report titled, “Artificial Intelligence: Shaping a Future New Zealand.”
Poland. RoundtableMay 2018 Roundtable on AI Strategy focused on healthcare, public administration, education & cybersecurity
Qatar. Feb 19 BlueprintQatar Center for Artificial Intelligence (QCAI) launched National AI Strategy for Qatar. Announced on 7 February 2019.
Russia. Mar 18 ConferenceMarch 2018 conference made 10 policy recommendations. National Strategy expected very soon.
Singapore. ‘AI Singapore’S$150m, five-year national program launched May 2017.
Saudi Arabia. ‘Robot Citizenship’Became the first country to grant citizenship to a robot in October 2017. No dedicated AI strategy yet.
South Africa. ‘IFPTI considers AI’Intsimbi Future Production Technologies Initiative” launched in 2018 with aim to advancing manufacturing sector.
South KoreaFive-year AI development plan launched May 2018 with $1.95B budget.
Sri LankaNational Expert Strategy Advisory Committee announced Aug 2018 working on AI Strategy for Sri Lanka
SwedenNational Approach for Artificial Intelligence launched in May 2018.
Taiwan. ‘Taiwan AI Action Plan’Four-year plan launched January 2018, with 350m annual budget.
TunisiaAI Task Force and Steering Committee appointed in April 2018. Strategy expected very soon
UAEAnnounced in Oct 2017. First country to create a Ministry of AI and first in the Middle East to launch an AI strategy
United Kingdom. ‘AI Sector Deal’Announced in April 2018. $1.24B funding as part of the UK’s larger industrial strategy.
United States. ‘American AI Initiative’Launched Feb 2019 by Executive Order promote and protect AI technology. AI.gov launched Mar 2019.
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