Trend AI tutoring democratising education and retraining

Summary

The report expects AI could have an outsized effect on education. It could support learners of all ages, design lesson plans tailored to individuals and handle marking and real-time feedback. The report suggests that as private tutoring stops being reserved for the wealthy, people could find it easier to retrain and widen their opportunities. This fits the report's diagnosis that digitisation, artificial intelligence and the shift to net zero are making some workers' skills obsolete and creating a need for retraining. The report records that about 7.5 million people, or 18% of UK adults, lack the essential digital skills needed at work. Further ahead, it expects cheaper AI-designed online courses to make student recruitment harder for universities.