AI Teacher Assistants Are Useful but Can Pose Risks in Classroom, Report Finds

Annie and Lakeesha struggle in school. AI teacher assistants treated them very differently.

A Common Sense Media study found AI teacher assistants generated more-punitive recommendations for students with Black-coded names compared with those with white-coded names.

AI Teacher Assistants Are Useful but Can Pose Risks in Classroom, Report Finds

Popular artificial intelligence teacher assistant tools like Google Gemini and MagicSchool can increase productivity for educators but have the potential to cause harm in the classroom, according to a new risk assessment report from Common Sense Media. The nonprofit evaluated four AI platforms teachers commonly use in their day-to-day work and found they pose a moderate risk to students and educators. The report found that the tools can act as “…