I’ve had a few conversations about the future of AI products in education. After reflecting on these conversations, I have questions to ponder.
How are AI EdTech products being used? Are they being used by teachers, students, or both?
If teachers are primarily using the product for lesson planning, will usage wane after the lesson plans are tweaked?
Why will teachers use the product on a daily basis as an indispensable tool?
Will students use their own personal AI assistants and will they integrate with school AI EdTech tools?
Will AI assistants for students be more significant than teacher-facing tools?
Will AI assistants for teachers and students work together to create a personalized and manageable learning environment?
Will student AI assistants enable students to tap into online tutors (school learning specialists or unaffiliated tutors) when the model does not have a helpful response?
Will teachers trust the AI EdTech products to create emails to parents, write report card comments, and provide feedback to students?
What prevents customers from switching AI EdTech products? Currently, traditional EdTech products are sticky because the effort required to learn the UI/UX, input data, and export capabilities are limited.
Will AI EdTech vendors gather enough market share to fend off large infrastructure vendors (e.g., Google, Microsoft, Apple, Canva, Miro, etc.) that have a presence in education?
Will larger EdTech vendors (textbook publishers, LMS vendors, etc.) flex their muscles in AI EdTech market segments?
