In this blogpost, which was previously published in NORRAG’s 4th Policy Insights publication on “AI and Digital Inequalities”, Alejandro Artopolous reflects upon the three levels of AI’s digital inequalities — the sociolinguistic nature of textual generative AI, AI literacy as human cognitive capacity and digital education policy. One of the key issues in debates around... Read More

In this blogpost, which was previously published in NORRAG’s 4th Policy Insights publication on “AI and Digital Inequalities”, Ben Williamson argues that far from being merely technical foundations for teaching and learning, AI infrastructure includes social and political technologies with potentially profound and unpredictable impacts on public education.  After OpenAI released ChatGPT, industry analysts reported... Read More

In this blogpost, which was previously published in NORRAG’s 4th Policy Insights publication on “AI and Digital Inequalities”, Emma Ruttkamp-Bloem warns of the risks of digital poverty, “monolithic societies” and misinformation through AI.  Considering the main elements of an ethical and just policy approach to AI in education should be done without giving in to... Read More

In this blogpost, which was previously published in NORRAG’s 4th Policy Insights publication on “AI and Digital Inequalities”, Carolina Earle argues for participatory, feminist, innovative methods to achieve a more equitable, inclusive, diverse and just AI future through and for education. The inventors, owners and beneficiaries of AI have emerged from predominantly WEIRD (Western/White, educated/English-speaking,... Read More

In this blogpost, which was previously published in NORRAG’s 4th Policy Insights publication on “AI and Digital Inequalities”, Nomisha Kurian discusses the implications of AI for child protection. Babies born today will grow up in a world profoundly changed by artificial intelligence (AI), yet young children are often AI’s least-considered stakeholders. In recent years, generative... Read More