Commercialization of AIED brings funding and sustainable systems but carries profit-motive risks misaligned with education's long-term goals¶

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q1 i? Commercialization has been positive in bringing more funding, innovation and sustainable systems with impact on student learning, but profit motives are not always aligned with the longer-term goals of education. → Ken Koedinger 2024

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Ken Koedinger 2024¶

Ken Koedinger. (2024). Navigating Ethical Benefits and Risks as AIED Comes of Age. International Journal of Artificial Intelligence in Education. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40593-023-00350-5

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Expert commentary (interview response), no data. The author states commercialization is positive because "by building sustainable systems we can have more impact on student learning", while also warning that profit motives may not align with education's longer-term goals.

"One quite important and valuable outcome of this commercialization, is that by building sustainable systems we can have more impact on student learning. So, in that sense, commercialization has been quite positive."

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