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AI explainability in education
Definition
The extent to which educators can understand and critically examine how an AI system reaches outputs or conclusions sufficiently to assess its use and intervene when necessary.
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Explainability supports informed human oversight, particularly when AI outputs influence teaching, learning, assessment, or decisions about learners.
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Sources and evidence
- UNESCO AI Competency Framework for Teachers — PDF p. 16 · report p. 17 — §2.2 — users’ right to question the explainability of AI tools (direct)