In a blog on the World Bank site, J Saavedra et al. argue that using Artificial Intelligence (AI) could address the learning crisis.
“Inequality in education is rampant; middle-income countries are five years behind the OECD average and seven years behind Singapore on PISA scores. The concept of Learning Poverty highlights stark inequalities between countries: 90% of 10-year-olds in Sub-Saharan Africa cannot read and understand a simple text, a figure that is 56% (pre-pandemic) in Latin America and less than 3% in the Nordic countries.”
However, they warn, “Technology cannot replace trained teachers nor match the impact of a good teacher with AI-amplified skills.”