Better AI in education … is regulation the answer?

About this episode

The episode discusses the implications of the EU 'AI Act' for AI use in education with legal expert Liane Colonna.

We talk with legal expert Liane Colonna (Stockholm University) about the EU ‘AI Act’ and what it means for the use of AI in education. To what extent can we rely on regulation to enforce safer and more beneficial forms of AI use in education? Accompanying reference >>> Colonna, L. (2025). Artificial Intelligence in Education (AIED): Towards More Effective Regulation. European Journal of Risk Regulation, doi:10.1017/err.2025.10039

People in this episode

Host: Neil Selwyn

Guest: Liane Colonna

Topics covered

• AI in education
• regulation
• EU AI Act
• safety
• beneficial AI use

Keywords

• AI
• education
• regulation
• EU AI Act
• Liane Colonna
• safety
• beneficial AI

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Stockholm University, European Journal of Risk Regulation

Books & works: Artificial Intelligence in Education (AIED): Towards More Effective Regulation

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