A conference on the use of generative AI is returning to Cambridge in 2025, after the success of its launch last year.

The Generative AI in Education Conference will run from 1-3 October 2025, hosted by the Faculty of Education. It will explore how the education system could use generative AI productively, to expand learning opportunities.

Recent studies suggest that student use of AI, in particular, is increasing sharply: a global survey by the Digital Education Council, for example, found that 86% of students in higher education had used a large language model at least once. At the same time, many students also expressed dissatisfaction that they had not received any education on how to use these tools.

The subject of this year’s Cambridge event will be ‘Inclusion, Equity, and Generative AI in Education’.

As AI becomes more ubiquitous, more attention is being raised about representation. While algorithms are often seen as neutral, in reality they often reflect pre-existing biases. Designers often use themselves as baselines for algorithms and can overlook certain datasets during the training phase. This results in AI systems reinforcing systemic biases in the digital sphere. 

The aim of this year’s conference is to critically examine how those biases manifest, and how to counteract them. Through keynote presentations, panel discussions, and interactive talks, the participants will explore how to create more inclusive AI, and how education can apply it.

The conference brings together researchers from different branches of generative AI, with a variety of perspectives on the issue. A recurring theme from last year will be how the education curriculum and pedagogy could be reshaped through artificial intelligence. Other topics will include disparities in accessing AI and their intersection with other social-economic disparities, as well as training in AI literacy for educators and learners.

Register for the event here.