AI research review finds limited benefits for students, some upsides for teachers

Those are the conclusions from a review of 52 studies on the use of artificial intelligence in educational settings released Tuesday by the AI Hub for Education, part of Stanford University’s SCALE Initiative, which studies which classroom interventions and tools actually work.

That potential is worth developing, said Susanna Loeb, faculty director at the SCALE Initiative and an author of the report.

This is the AI Hub’s second AI research review, and it incorporates 32 new studies. The included studies, selected from hundreds in the field, are either randomized controlled trials or have a quasi-experimental design and provide strong causal evidence.