Major advances in technology, especially digital technology, are rapidly transforming the world. Information and communication technology (ICT) has been used for 100 years in education, ever since the popularization of radio in the 1920s. But it is the use of digital technology over the past 40 years that has the most significant potential to transform education. An education technology industry has emerged and focused, in turn, on the development and distribution of education content, learning management systems, language applications, augmented and virtual reality, personalized tutoring, and testing. Most recently, breakthroughs in artificial intelligence (AI) methods have increased the power of education technology tools, leading to speculation that technology could even supplant human interaction in education. [Publisher summary, ed]

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