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Recent advances in artificial intelligence (AI) could be used to improve occupational instruction in complex subjects with sophisticated performance goals, such as those required for high-technology jobs. Educational devices incorporating AI would “understand”what, whom, andhow they were teaching and could therefore tailor content and method to the needs of an individual learner without being limited to a repertoire of prespecified responses. Intelligent Computer Assisted Instruction (ICAI) encompasses a spectrum of approaches, including Socratic tutoring systems, simulation environments with embedded coaches, and “empowering environments” which aid workers in using intelligent tools in complementary cognitive partnerships. This article focuses on (a) depicting how present training methods might change if intelligent instructional devices were incorporated, (b) delineating the current state of the art in the areas of research needed to produce such systems, and (c) indicating in which types of adult educational settings ICAI might be productive and cost effective.
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Dede, C. Artificial intelligence applications to high-technology training. ECTJ 35, 163–181 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02793844
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