Future of Education

Patrick Dixon is a global keynote speaker on education and AI, author of 19 books

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AI WILL AUTOMATE the very best and the very worst in teaching today, but education itself will be completely transformed, not only for young people but also for adults.

AI is already making a massive difference for students, but in some cases it could be argued that it is weakening their actual learning experience:

◆ Completing weeks of coursework on almost any topic within seconds or minutes

◆ Saving huge amounts of time researching complex issues

◆ ‘Safety check’ before submission of any important work, looking for major errors/omissions

◆ Virtual tutors provide instant feedback, tailoring individual learning to each situation

AI is already assisting teachers 

◆ Automation of homework marking

◆ Analysing performance data for individuals, classes, year groups, schools

◆ Creating entire learning materials, such as presentation slides, homework questions, classroom exercises, etc.

Over the years, as founder of an educational charity as well as a Futurist and physician, I have visited many secondary schools and led many classes.

The truth is that much of secondary-school education is out of step with its primary role, which is to prepare young people for tomorrow’s world. In most cases both syllabus and methods are locked into the last century.

This is not the fault of hard-working, highly skilled and devoted teachers, who are required to deliver a strictly defined syllabus, against which exams are set, on a tight budget.

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Dixon gives us plenty to think about: AI’s role in surveillance; AI’s role in intellectual freedom and copyright; AI’s role in warfare; AI’s role in human obsolescence – his exhaustive list runs to over two dozen chapters.

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* Dr Patrick Dixon is one of the world's best known keynote speakers on global trends, often described as Europe’s leading Futurist. Author of 19 books, he has advised over 400 of the world’s largest corporations, often sharing platforms with their CEOs at their most important global events. His clients include Google, Microsoft, IBM, Intel, LinkedIn and many of the world’s largest manufacturers as well as governments. Patrick is a cancer physician by first training and his first start-up company some decades years ago was an AI-simulator, using computers to talk to and diagnose patients. His website globalchange.com has had 15 million unique visitors with 9 million video views.

How AI will change your life - Contents of Book

Chapter Headings:

Part One: How AI Is Evolving

1 The Truth About Artificial Intelligence 

2 Super-Smart AI and a Reality Check 

Part Two: How AI Will Shape Our Future World

3 Workplace AI

4 Office Workers - impact of AI

5 Healthcare - how AI will drive better health

6 Pharma, Disease Prevention and Wellness - how AI will transform pharma

7 Education – in School and at College - AI challenges to education

8 Adult Education and ‘Truth’ - why AI will redefine "Truth"

9 Software Development - AI will help but less than many think

10 Film-making and Music - get ready for AI revolution

11 Search Engines, Social Media, Publishing and Art - massive AI impact

12 Marketing - most campaigns will be driven entirely by AI

13 Retail - AI will have huge impact on retail eg fashion

14 Travel and Leisure - multiple impacts of AI on airlines, auto industry etc

15 Relationships - relationships with AI bots, and impact of AI on human to human relationships

16 Food Industry - AI will drive greater efficiency

17 Satellites and Space Colonies - impossible without AI

18 Manufacturing, Logistics and Supply Chains - major benefits from AI

19 Construction and Cities - AI will transform construction and the built environment

20 Environment - AI will consume huge amounts of power but also enable sustainability initiatives

21 Pensions and Wealth Management - AI already controls most investment decisions

22 Corporate and Retail Banking, and Insurance - AI poses major threats but will deliver cost savings

23 Cybersecurity - greatest risk from AI right now

24 Surveillance - AI is every dictator's dream tech

25 Military and War - get ready for AI driven wars

26 Government - AI will enhance government and threaten democracy 

Part Three: How Should We Respond?

27 Ten Steps for Governments 

28 Twelve Steps for Individuals 

29 Ten Steps for Companies 

30 Postscript – A Story