Responsible Innovation in Designing AI for Education: Attending to the 'How,' the 'For What,' the 'For Whom,' and the 'With Whom' in a Rapidly Growing Field

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Title: Responsible Innovation in Designing AI for Education: Attending to the 'How,' the 'For What,' the 'For Whom,' and the 'With Whom' in a Rapidly Growing Field
Language: English
Authors: William R. Penuel (ORCID 0000-0001-7096-6669), Thomas M. Philip (ORCID 0000-0002-9879-0965), Michael A. Chang, Tamara Sumner (ORCID 0000-0002-8785-3238), Sidney K. D'Mello
Source: Educational Researcher. 2026 55(2):134-141.
Availability: SAGE Publications. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: https://sagepub.com
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Page Count: 8
Publication Date: 2026
Document Type: Journal Articles
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Descriptors: Educational Innovation, Artificial Intelligence, Technology Uses in Education, Ethics, Cooperative Learning, Democracy, Problem Solving, Design
DOI: 10.3102/0013189X251389879
ISSN: 0013-189X
1935-102X
Abstract: Artificial intelligence (AI) in education is growing rapidly. Research has long played a role in developing knowledge of AI's capabilities. Now is a critical time for investigating new approaches for design that center discussion of the purposes for AI in schools and that give youth, educators, and communities a say in those purposes. We argue for responsible and equitable design and development. We emphasize considering for whom AI is designed, involving diverse interest holders in its creation, and aligning AI with ethical principles and educational goals that support democratic and collaborative learning so that AI might support a more expansive range of purposes for learning than have been pursued in the past.
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