CDT ‘rubric’ offers transparency keys for AI use in education settings

A report from the Center for Democracy and Technology says artificial intelligence products developed for use in K-12 education are plagued by a lack of transparency that raises questions over effectiveness, value and harms, and offers guidance to tech providers and school administrators on improving insights into “edtech” services.

“A lack of robust transparency from edtech vendors hinders the ability of educators and educational institutions to find effective, safe, and equitable AI-based edtech products,” CDT says in the Nov....