ProFuturo Observatory

Can artificial intelligence help close educational gaps in Latin America? Axel Rivas, expert in educational innovation and coordinator of the study The Arrival of AI in Latin American Education: Under Construction, analyzes the emerging impact of these technologies, warns about the risks of exclusion, and emphasizes the key role of the State in transforming this new opportunity into an inclusive and sustainable education policy.

Artificial intelligence hasn’t come to do the same things faster. It has come to change the rules. In this interview, Neus Lorenzo, a specialist in pedagogy and innovation and a board member of ODITE, frames the emergence of AI in education not as a technical breakthrough, but as a cultural shift. Something comparable, she says, to the invention of writing. From there, everything else follows: access, inclusion, boundaries, criteria. And one question hovers over our reality, with no immediate answer: will we know how to use it without losing ourselves in it?

When did we stop asking questions in the classroom, and why? Does a school designed for the industrial age still make sense? And what if it’s not the “problem” many see it as, but part of the solution? In this interview, education, technology, and creativity expert Rodrigo Fábrega offers a plot twist: rather than fearing technology, we should learn to shape it as a tool for imagining, creating, and transforming education.

For decades, the educational debate has revolved around content, methodologies, and assessment. But have we truly reflected on the real purpose of education? Today, it is a system obsessed with results and grades. But what happened to the kind of education that shapes, transforms, and awakens? In this conversation, Carlos Magro invites us to question the current model, explore the limitations of today’s teaching, and envision an education that prioritizes learning, critical thinking, and a passion for knowledge.

Can technology become a key ally in bridging learning gaps in Latin America, or does it risk widening them even further? In this interview, Mercedes Mateo, Head of the Education Division at the IDB, analyses the use of digital tools and artificial intelligence in classrooms and argues that teacher training and equity must be at the heart of any educational transformation that aspires to be both effective and fair.

Neuroscience is transforming how we understand learning, showing that the brain is not only an organ of knowledge but also the epicentre of our emotions, motivations, and experiences. In this interview, José Sánchez García, an expert in neuroscience and psychology, guides us through the key insights for applying these advances in the classroom. From the importance of a safe and motivating environment to the impact of stress and emotions on memory, we explore how brain science can revolutionise education and enhance human development in the schools of the future.