AIED has reached substantial commercial scale while attracting criticism for poor pedagogy, datafication and surveillance¶

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q1 i? The AIED 2022 Durham panel provocation stated that around thirty multi-million-dollar-funded AIED corporations exist with a market expected to be worth $6 billion within two years, alongside criticisms of perpetuating poor pedagogic practices, datafication and classroom surveillance. → Wayne Holmes 2024

Evidence¶

Wayne Holmes 2024¶

Wayne Holmes. (2024). AIED—Coming of Age?. International Journal of Artificial Intelligence in Education. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40593-023-00352-3

q1 · i? · theoretical · r2

The panel provocation, authored by Holmes, asserts these commercial figures and the three criticisms as framing for the Special Issue's conundrum; no source or data for the figures is given in the text.

"around the world, there are as many as thirty multi-million-dollar-funded AIED corporations, and a market expected to be worth $6 billion within two years. At the same time, AIED has been criticised for perpetuating poor pedagogic practices, datafication, and introducing classroom surveillance"

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Global inclusion gaps persist despite large EdTech investment — related
• AIED criticism is largely application-specific rather than opposition to all AI in education — a broader claim this one bears on
• Legitimate concerns exist about aied rollout regarding datafication, surveillance, and possibly poor pedagogy — possibly the same claim (merge candidate)
• AIED, as a small academic society, is in a weak position to regulate the AI-in-education market — related
• Commercialization of AIED brings funding and sustainable systems but carries profit-motive risks misaligned with education's long-term goals — related