THE AI PRODUCTIVITY DIVIDE: EMERGING INEQUITIES IN AI-ENHANCED EDUCATION

A key consequence of AI's integration into education is a widening gap in productivity, separating those who effectively utilize AI tools from those who don't.This "AI Productivity Divide" operates across three fundamental dimensions: technical access disparities, AI literacy development, and institutional readiness.Unlike traditional technological divides, this new divide encompasses both access limitations and voluntary non-adoption, creating compound disadvantages in educational outcomes.To counter these effects, we propose an "AI Equity in Education" framework that outlines specific interventions-including comprehensive literacy programs, equitable access initiatives, and adaptive support systems-while emphasizing the importance of balancing AI integration with human-centered learning approaches.