Opportunities and challenges of artificial intelligence for education
In this panel, three leading Argentine experts will meet to discuss this highly relevant topic, analyzing how artificial intelligence (AI) can improve teaching and learning by providing personalized and adaptive resources, as well as automating administrative and assessment tasks. The speakers will look at how AI can broaden access to education by making online programs and distance learning tools more effective.
Challenges associated with the implementation of AI in the educational field will also be explored. Furthermore, ethical and privacy concerns related to the use of personal data of students and teachers will be discussed, as well as the need for fairness and transparency in the algorithms used in AI applications. Dilemmas about hindering human interaction in the classroom and the potential gap between students who can access technology and those who can't will also be examined.
During the event, the importance of training educators in the necessary skills to effectively use AI tools and adapt their teaching to this new paradigm will be discussed. Finally, the panelists will reflect on the role of AI in the education of the future and its long-term implications. They will discuss the importance of balancing automation and human intervention in the educational process, emphasizing the need for a learner-centered approach. They will also consider future challenges that could arise as AI advances, such as adapting learning plans and educational models to meet the changing demands of society and the economy.
Member of the Advisory Group of the Inter-American Network of Teacher Education (RIED) of the OAS. Former Director of Education of Intel Corporation for the Latin American & Caribbean region.
Advisor, consultant and expert in educational innovation and management, with an extensive and plentiful professional career that combines management positions in educational projects and institutions, with a solid academic background and classroom practice. In the past he held the position of Academic Market Senior Director for Latin America at Cengage Learning & National Geographic Learning (2012-2013). He was previously Institutional Development Director at the University of San Andres (2010-2012). Previously he was General Director of Digital Education, of the Ministry of Education of the Government of the City of Buenos Aires (2010), leading the launch of the one computer per student program, called Plan S@rmiento BA. Prior to that, he was Academic Director and Director of the MBA at the UADE Business School, at the Universidad Argentina de la Empresa (2005-2009). The first years of his professional corporate career he held management positions at the BankBoston N.A. (1996-2003) and Citibank N.A. (1994-1996).
Member of the National Academy of Education. Author of the Plan for the Creation of New Universities (1968) and the Plan for the Creation of University Colleges (1989).
Colonel (RE), nuclear engineer, professor at Universidad Austral, member of the Argentine National Academy of Education
President of the UCEMA. Member of the National Academy of Education.