Bending AI to Africa’s needs: the key to transforming classrooms
By Niall McNulty, AI Product & Innovation Leader, Cambridge University Press & Assessment
The opportunities that artificial intelligence (AI) offer African teachers and students are immense; the AI education market in the Middle East and Africa is projected to hit $1.7 billion by 2030. Yet in Sub-Saharan Africa, where student–teacher ratios can reach 50:1 and many children still lack access to quality learning resources, the need for innovative solutions is urgent. What excites me most about AI in African education is the potential to address persistent inequalities in ways that haven’t been possible before.
For too long, students in under-resourced schools have had fewer opportunities simply because their teachers lacked access to support, materials, or professional developm...
