Promoting Quality Education in Nigeria through the Adoption of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Systems

Abstract

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) have become the most promising significant tools for addressing the challenges of the world. Besides its use in understanding physical and complex systems, these tools have demonstrated unmatched potential applications in numerous research disciplines and sectors such as banking, finance, social networks, cybersecurity, and health. This chapter looks at promoting quality education through the adoption of AI and ML. Artificial intelligence is intelligence demonstrated by machines. This is in contrast to the natural intelligence displayed by humans and other animals. Some of the activities that AI is designed to do are speech recognition, learning, planning, and problem-solving. AI addresses the crucial questions of what knowledge is required in any aspect of thinking; and how this knowledge can be represented and utilized. Today, the AI and ML paradigms have gained much popularity, especially, in the educational sector. Its algorithmic models are employed in every field, such as natural language processing, pattern recognition, object detection, image recognition, earth observation, and many other research areas. AI and ML technologies and their inevitable impact suffice in many technological transformation agendas currently being propagated by many nations, for which the already yielded benefits are outstanding. From a regional perspective, several studies have shown that machine learning technology can help address some of Nigeria’s most pervasive problems, such as poverty alleviation, improving education, delivering quality healthcare services, and addressing sustainability challenges like food security and climate change.
However, this chapter will focus on improving education through AI and ML technologies using Nigerian soil.