In place of the Singularity, Superintelligence, and General AI visions that have dominated much of the debate surrounding AI (that predicted that ma-chines will eventually become more intelligent than human beings and take over the world) quite different ways of imagining AI are now emerging that are less dystopian or utopian-drivcn. A new discourse is emerging that is rc-thinking the benefits of future AI advances from a more human perspective. The main thrust of this approach is to orient towards envisioning new forms of human-AI partnerships, where humans collaborate with, talk to, or even confide in AI, and conversely, where AI, through its various guises, becomes a companion, therapist, colleague, assistant, or other. Such a shift in thinking enables researchers and developers to design quite different kinds of intelligent systems - those that augment humans. The implications of doing so are profound; especially when considering how to enhance the way learners, educators, and teachers can collaborate with AI in the future. In my talk I will begin to describe what the opportunities and challenges are with this new framing for AI and Ed.
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