I'm going to keep saying it.
They want their children educated and your children obedient. They want their children trained and your children subservient.
They get top of the line educations, you get broken clankers that lie.
A society reveals itself by what it is willing to give its children.
If we believe that every child matters, then we must ask why some are offered the company of machines whilst those who can afford continue to receive the guidance, attention and care of human beings.
Research from Brookings warns that the risks of AI in education may currently outweigh its benefits, including the danger of cognitive offloading (the surrender of thought itself) as young people become dependent on machines to do the work of reasoning, questioning and understanding.
Technology may be a useful servant, but it is a poor substitute for human presence. No child should be asked to accept automation in place of investment, relationship and expertise.
The measure of our commitment to equality is not whether we can provide the cheapest solution for the poorest children, but whether we are prepared to give every child what we know to be best.