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Artificial intelligence in education

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Artificial Intelligence has the potential to enrich teaching, learning, research, and union organising, but it also raises serious risks. If left unchecked, AI can undermine education as a human right, erode educators’ working conditions and professional autonomy, and perpetuate harmful social and environmental consequences. Education International and its member organisations are strengthening union capacity to shape AI in education through research, advocacy, and collective bargaining.

News and opinion

  1. Future of work in education 26 June 2026

    Education unions convene global meeting to put teachers and students at the centre of AI in education

    Education unions from across the world will convene in Madrid on 29–30 June 2026 for the first in-person meeting of Education International’s AI and Technology Network, marking a decisive step to ensure that the future of artificial intelligence (AI) in education is shaped in the public interest—by educators, for learners.

    Read more Education unions convene global meeting to put teachers and students at the centre of AI in education
  2. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 26 June 2026

    AI and cognitive offloading: supporting teachers to shape AI’s impact on learning

    Leslie Loble

    Artificial intelligence (AI) is unlocking both opportunities and challenges for education, with teachers on the front line of this paradox navigating questions of how to best use AI for learning and knowledge gain.

    Read more AI and cognitive offloading: supporting teachers to shape AI’s impact on learning
  4. Leading the profession 12 March 2026

    Teachers remain at the heart of education, ISTP concludes

    After two days of rich and insightful discussions, the International Summit on the Teaching Profession (ISTP) concluded with a strong recognition of the relational nature of education and with concrete commitments from the participating delegations.

    Read more Teachers remain at the heart of education, ISTP concludes
  5. Leading the profession 9 March 2026

    ISTP 2026 in Tallinn: Supporting teachers to build the education systems of the future

    The 16th edition of the International Summit on the Teaching Profession (ISTP) kicks off today in Tallinn, Estonia, bringing together education ministers and education union leaders from 20 countries and territories.

    Read more ISTP 2026 in Tallinn: Supporting teachers to build the education systems of the future
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Publications

  1. Future of work in education

    Teaching, AI, and the Human Core of Education : The Future Worth Defending

    Armand Doucet
    28 June 2026

    For teachers, their unions, and the policymakers who shape the conditions in which they work, the question is no longer whether AI will shape education, but how that shaping will be governed. The purpose of this report is to take stock of that reality: to identify what has changed, what...

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  2. Future of work in education

    Report on Education International’s Global Conference on Artificial Intelligence

    28 May 2026

    Education International brought together more than 200 union leaders, educators and experts from every region for its first Global Conference on Artificial Intelligence “Shaping our Future: Education Unions Leading for a Human-Centred AI”, moderated by Phil McRae (ATA/CTF‑FCE), held in Brussels on 4–5 December. In addition to the on-site participation,...

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  3. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4

    The Unintended Consequences of Artificial Intelligence and Education

    Wayne Holmes
    18 October 2023

    This report sets out to provide an analysis of the current state of artificial intelligence and education, including its potential benefits and risks, as well as the role of teachers and teacher trade unionists in ensuring that teaching with and about artificial intelligence is aligned with the principles of social...

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  4. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4

    Teaching with Tech: The role of education unions in shaping the future

    Christina J. Colclough
    27 October 2020

    The Future of Work is not just making the headlines - it has become an issue of increasing importance for students, teachers and the whole of society. While there is always an element of anticipatory anxiety when facing the future there has also been real concern about the arrival of...

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