Barefoot TEFL Teacher

Three Years Later: AI in Education Revisited

Three years after forecasting AI’s role in education, the author finds most predictions on integration, tutoring systems, and administrative automation have materialised, often faster than expected. AI features now sit inside Canvas, Google Classroom and Moodle, and 83% of K‑12 teachers regularly use generative tools. However, the promised classroom‑wide personalisation lags, with equity, data‑privacy and bias issues still unresolved. The sector’s $300 billion market is fragmenting into specialised startups, setting the stage for upcoming consolidation and policy battles.