Chapter 1: Introduction the European Commission recently released Ethical guidelines on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and data in teaching and learning for educators. AI is moving fast and heralding societal changes that require a national policy response. In addition to broad policies for all sectors of society, education-specific policies are needed to address new opportunities and challenges within existing frameworks that take into consideration federal student privacy laws (such as the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, or FERPA), as well as similar state related laws. AI also makes recommendations and takes actions automatically in support of student learning, and thus educators will need to consider how such recommendations and actions can comply with laws such as the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). We discuss specific policies in the concluding section. Figure 1: Research about AI is growing rapidly. Other indicators, such as dollars invested and number of people employed, show similar trends. P a g e | 7
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