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The Artificial Intelligence and the Futures of Learning project builds on

the Recommendation on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence adopted at the 41st
session of the UNESCO General Conference in 2019 and follows up on the
recommendations of the UNESCO global report Reimagining our futures
together: a new social contract for education, launched in November 2021. It is
implemented within the framework of the Beijing Consensus on Artificial
Intelligence and Education and against the backdrop of the UNESCO Strategy
on technological innovation in education (2021-2025).

The project will address both the human and technological dimensions related
to AI and the futures of learning.

Strands of work
The project consists of three independent but complementary strands:

AI and the Future of Learning

Guidance for Generative AI in education and research

AI Competency Frameworks for Students and Teachers

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Progress
Policy dialogue and consultations
International Forums on AI and Education: International Forum on AI and
Education: Steering AI to Empower Teachers and Transform Teaching
(December 2022); International Forum on AI and Education: Ensuring AI as a
Common Good to Transform Education (December 2021); International Forum
on AI and the Futures of Education: Developing competencies for the AI Era
(December 2020); and International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and
Education: Planning Education in the AI Era: Lead the leap (May 2019).

Ministerial
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generative AI and competencies needed to reap its benefits. More

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Consultations on AI competency framework for teachers (October 2022):

the consultation was attended by 15 international experts in AI and education
and more than 70 participants. More information

Knowledge production
Guidance for Generative AI in Education and Research: The Guidance was
launched during Digital Learning Week 2023. It is now available in 9
languages.

AI Competency Framework for school students: The Framework was

launched during Digital Learning Week 2024. It is available online.

AI Competency Framework for teachers: The Framework was launched

during Digital Learning Week 2024. It is available online.

K-12 AI curricula: a mapping of government-endorsed AI curricula: The

report builds on the results of a survey on “AI curricula for school students”
which was circulated to all UNESCO Member States in 2022. The report will
inform the development of the AI Competency Framework for Students.

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A survey on the governmental in education: Completed in early
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2023, the survey covers assessments of Member States’ setting up of
regulations on ethics of AI and its use in education, strategies for AI in
education, and national programmes on developing AI competencies for
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teachers. The results of the survey informed the AI Competency Framework

for teachers. 

Definition of Algorithm Literacy and Data Literacy: A call for contribution to

the definition of Algorithm Literacy and Data Literacy was launched in June
2023. The selected think-pieces will feed inputs for the development of AI
Competency Frameworks for students and teachers.

An in-depth case study on K-12 AI curricula of the United Arab Emirates: In

collaboration with the Regional Center for Educational Planning (RCEP) and
the Ministry of Education of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), UNESCO
released in 2024 a case study on the UAE’s K-12 AI curriculum and its
implementation. It is available online.

Capacity building
Workshop on AI curriculum development for schools in Oman (May 2022):
UNESCO, the Ministry of Education of Oman, RCEP, UNESCO Doha and
Ericsson conducted an online workshop to empower 25+ national curriculum
developers in integrating AI competencies into K-12 education. More
information

Workshop on Coding and AI for teachers in Lebanon (May 2023): As part of

the “Teaching Coding and AI for Teachers and K-12 Students” programme in
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conducted a three-day training on Coding and AI, empowering teachers and
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staff with AI skills and computational thinking. More information

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Resources 

Publications
International forum on AI and education: steering AI to empower teachers
and transform teaching, 5-6 December 2022; analytical report, UNESCO,
2023

K-12 AI curricula: a mapping of government-endorsed AI curricula, UNESCO,

2022

AI and education: Guidance for policy-makers, UNESCO, 2021

International Forum on AI and Education: Ensuring AI as a Common Good to

Transform Education, synthesis report, UNESCO 2021

International Forum on AI and the Futures of Education, developing

competencies for the AI Era, 7-8 December 2020: synthesis report, UNESCO,
2020

Artificial intelligence in education: Compendium of promising initiatives,

UNESCO, 2020

Beijing Consensus on Artificial Intelligence and Education, UNESCO, 2019

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Artificial intelligence in education: Compendium of promising initiatives,
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International conference on Artificial intelligence and Education, Planning

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education in the AI Era: Lead the leap: final report, UNESCO 2019

Related events
Digital Learning Week on “Steering technology for education”, 4 -7 September
2023

Ministerial Roundtable on Generative AI in Education, 25 May 2023

International forum on AI and education: steering AI to empower teachers

and transform teaching, 5-6 December 2022

International Forum on AI and Education: Ensuring AI as a Common Good to

Transform Education, 7-8 December 2021

Launch of the AI and the Futures of Learning Project, 30 September 2021

International Forum on Artificial Intelligence and the Futures of Education, 7-9

December 2020

Online Edition of Mobile Learning Week 2020 - Beyond Disruption:

Technology Enabled Learning Futures,12-14 October 2020

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Mobile Learning Week 2019 – Artificial intelligence for Sustainable

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Development,4-8 March 2019

Partner
The project is supported by the Tomorrow Advancing Life Education Group (TAL)
of China, a long-term partner of UNESCO and one of the sponsors of
the International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Education.

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