Closing the AI guidance gap in education

This report from OpenAI addresses the urgent need to close the AI guidance gap in education. As AI becomes more accessible, teachers' expertise and judgement remain essential, and the education systems must prioritize equipping educators with AI skills and confidence. The OECD's Andreas Schleicher highlights that as AI becomes more capable, teachers become more important. Across EMEA, OpenAI is collaborating with governments and education systems in countries like Estonia, Slovakia, Greece, and Italy to explore how AI can support educators, focusing on three priorities: equitable access to frontier AI tools, jointly designed AI literacy programs, and ongoing measurement and evaluation. Five themes organize the lessons: clear educational goals, educator preparation, local partnerships, critical AI literacy, and credible evidence. Three early patterns emerge: country partnerships offer context-specific lessons (including strong public leadership, investment in teachers' skills, and practical support tailored to local curricula), a clear guidance gap exists (79% of students use AI for homework but only 47% are shown how), and early benefits like time savings for teachers are encouraging but require sustained evaluation. OpenAI's mission is to ensure that artificial general intelligence benefits everyone, and through the OpenAI Learning Lab, it brings education researchers together to understand when and how AI can support education systems. The choices made today will shape how the next generation learns and participates in society.

(Source：OpenAI)