Some say AI is the future of education, but there are reasons for skepticism, especially if we limit the conversation to the US and other wealthy countries. However, for many regions of the world—particularly for many low- and middle-income countries—there is strong reason to believe that AI has the potential to be transformative. At least in theory, AI can democratize access to higher-quality instruction in a wide range of subjects and provide individualized feedback in overly large classrooms.But does this reasoning hold up in practice? How much of a difference can AI make right now? And how can we ensure that AI produces the outcomes we want? On this episode of <a href="https://www.aei.org/tag/the-report-card-podcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Report Card</a>, <a href="https://www.aei.org/profile/nathaniel-n-malkus/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Nat Malkus</a> discusses these questions, and more, with <a href="https://blogs.worldbank.org/en/team/m/martin-e-de-simone" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Martín De Simone</a>. Martín De Simone is an Education Specialist at the World Bank and, along with Federico Tiberti, Maria Barron Rodriguez, Federico Manolio, Wuraola Mosuro, and Eliot Jolomi Dikoru, is the author of <a href="https://documents.worldbank.org/en/publication/documents-reports/documentdetail/099548105192529324" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">From Chalkboards to Chatbots: Evaluating the Impact of Generative AI on Learning Outcomes in Nigeria</a>.

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