Search Search Artificial intelligence 'should be used to give children one-on-one tutoring' Academics argue AI could radically transform our education system for the better – but is being held back by funding Click to follow The Independent Online Academics argue that one-to-one tutoring could provide the most-effective approach to teaching but it's being held back by a lack of funding iStock Artificial intelligence should be used to provide children with one-to-one tutoring to improve their learning and monitor their well-being, academics have argued.
 One-to-one tutoring has long been thought the most-effective approach to teaching but would be too expensive to provide for all students.
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 The report argues that AI could radically transform our education system for the better – but it is being held back by funding.
 In pictures: Artificial intelligence through history In pictures: Artificial intelligence through history Boston Dynamics describes itself as 'building dynamic robots and software for human simulation'.
 It has created robots for DARPA, the US' military research company Google has been using similar technology to build self-driving cars, and has been pushing for legislation to allow them on the roads The DARPA Urban Challenge, set up by the US Department of Defense, challenges driverless cars to navigate a 60 mile course in an urban environment that simulates guerilla warfare Deep Blue, a computer created by IBM, won a match against world champion Garry Kasparov in 1997.
 The computer could evaluate 200 million positions per second, and Kasparov accused it of cheating after the match was finished Another computer created by IBM, Watson, beat two champions of US TV series Jeopardy at their own game in 2011 Apple's virtual assistant for iPhone, Siri, uses artificial intelligence technology to anticipate users' needs and give cheeky reactions Xbox's Kinect uses artificial intelligence to predict where players are likely to go, an track their movement more accurately Proposals to use AI have been controversial.
 Professor Stephen Hawking and other leading scientists have warned of the dangers of it becoming “too clever”, and there are concerns about data security and privacy.
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 But the report’s authors believe there are huge potential benefits – and they argue it is essential the teaching profession is involved from the start.
 The report says: “We are in no doubt that teachers need to be central agents in the next phase of Artificial Intelligence in Education (AIEd).
 In one sense this is obvious – it is teachers who will be the orchestrators of when, and how, to use these AIEd tools.