Over 50% of education sector jobs to be automated, says expert

Over 50% of education sector jobs to be automated, says expert

More than 50 per cent of the jobs in institutions worldwide, including those in the UAE, are expected to be automated as artificial intelligence with generative capabilities is poised to revolutionise the education sector, an expert has said.

“While traditional AI in education and workforce training automated around 15 per cent of job tasks, the introduction of GPT-4 has significantly increased this figure, enabling more than half of educator job tasks to be automated to some extent. So, the whole world of education will change…in higher education, vocational education, and K-12 as well,” said Coursera CEO Jeff Maggioncalda.

Speaking at the launch of Coursera’s new AI features and products to support UAE’s talent transformation agenda toward a digital future, he stressed that AI can not only analyse the learning patterns of individual students and provide customised learning materials catering to their specific needs and learning pace, but it can also automate administrative tasks such as grading, scheduling, and resource allocation, allowing educators to focus more on teaching and “accelerating the way people work”.

With a selection of more than 4,000 courses translated into Arabic using AI, individuals in the UAE can now learn from top educators worldwide, enabling them to enhance their skills