Primary Objective

To develop research excellence in the area of Trustworthy AI in Education, and provide a framework, multi-disciplinary insights, materials, and tools for building trust in the use of AI in the educational sector.

Secondary Objectives

1) Map stakeholder motives and interests in the educational ecosystem, map accountability relationships in the educational ecosystem, and develop a conceptional framework of the layers of trust for the responsible and trustworthy use of AI in education. 

2) Explore and analyse relevant EU/EEA (GDPR/AI ACT) and national legal frameworks (e.g., opplæringsloven and universitets- og høyskoleloven) that regulate the processing of personal data and AI, with a view of verifying whether these frameworks safeguards trustworthy AI in education— and, if necessary, propose amendments on both EU/EEA and national level, as called for by Personvernkommisjonen (Norwegian Privacy Commission).

3) Analyse a variety of AI systems in education against the ethical guidelines for trustworthy AI (Lawful, ethical, robust) to identify the key requirements and competencies that should be addressed in building trust between stakeholders identified in the conceptual framework. 

4) Develop a repository of communication processes, guidelines, and tools (e.g., games) to address trust in AI in education for multiple stakeholders (parents, students, teachers, privacy officers, EdTech companies, etc.), thus increasing their knowledge of responsible use of AI in education. 

5) Contribute to national and European work*  on legal guidelines for AI and education. 

6) Identify competence needs and new educational and training offerings for a variety of stakeholders on responsible and trustworthy use of AI in Education.  

*the Norwegian education and higher education laws & Council of Europe’s on-going work on binding legal guidelines for AI and Education