The use of AI promises an altogether new way of educating, offering learners from all backgrounds widespread access to personalized tuition and digital educational materials from across the world. Educational institutions across the world have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and many have migrated, at least temporarily, to online platforms. The debate about how to deliver knowledge has never been more relevant. Many countries have an excellent education system with their schools and universities – excellent, but tailored to the twentieth century. The mass teaching methods of the third revolution era have failed to conquer enduring problems of inequity and lack of individualized learning. AI is disrupting the way we live, work and interact with the environment, and we cannot stop it changing our schools and universities. But we have time – albeit not for long – to shape this revolution. It will not be a panacea, and if we are not quick, it will start to replace what makes us human – being creative, having beliefs, and loving others. This book, presented in considerably updated and extended second edition, is a call to educators everywhere to open their eyes to what is coming. If we do so, then the future will be shaped by us for the common interests of humanity – but if we don’t, then it will be imposed, and we will all lose.

Previous edition: 2018.

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Introduction Will AI Enrich or Diminish Humanity? -- Chapter One The Four Revolutions in Education -- Chapter Two What Is Education? -- Chapter Three Five Intractable Problems with Conventional Education -- Chapter Four What Is Intelligence? The Narrow Vision of the Factory Era -- Chapter Five What Is Education 4.0? -- Chapter Six The State of Education 4.0 Globally -- Chapter Seven The Future of Education 4.0 in Schools -- Chapter Eight Universities and the Future of HE -- Chapter Nine Opportunities and Risks -- Chapter Ten The Impact of AI on Life and Society -- Conclusion Recommendations -- Acknowledgements -- Bibliography -- Index