Responsible Innovation in Designing AI for Education: Attending to the “How,” the “for What,” the “for Whom,” and the “With Whom” in a Rapidly Growing Field

Artificial intelligence (AI) in education is growing rapidly. Research has long played a role in developing knowledge of AI’s capabilities. Now is a critical time for investigating new approaches for design that center discussion of the purposes for AI in schools and that give youth, educators, and communities a say in those purposes. We argue for responsible and equitable design and development. We emphasize considering for whom AI is designed, involving diverse interest holders in its creation, and aligning AI with ethical principles and educational goals that support democratic and collaborative learning so that AI might support a more expansive range of purposes for learning than have been pursued in the past.