# The Key Artificial Intelligence Technologies in Early Childhood Education: A Review

arXiv: https://arxiv.org/abs/2401.05403 · HTML: https://mlsanity.com/paper/2401.05403/

## Key facts

- Cited by 8 papers in the map (data through 14 Oct 2026).
- Builds on 2 of its 163 references that are in the map.
- First posted on arXiv 20 Dec 2023.

## Builds on (most cited first, 2 of 2)

- [Interpretable Deep Learning: Interpretation, Interpretability, Trustworthiness, and Beyond](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2103.10689/) (2021)
- [Personalized Education in the AI Era: What to Expect Next?](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2101.10074/) (2021)

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## Abstract (arXiv)

Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies have been applied in various domains, including early childhood education (ECE). Integration of AI educational technology is a recent significant trend in ECE. Currently, there are more and more studies of AI in ECE. To date, there is a lack of survey articles that discuss the studies of AI in ECE. In this paper, we provide an up-to-date and in-depth overview of the key AI technologies in ECE that provides a historical perspective, summarizes the representative works, outlines open questions, discusses the trends and challenges through a detailed bibliometric analysis, and provides insightful recommendations for future research. We mainly discuss the studies that apply AI-based robots and AI technologies to ECE, including improving the social interaction of children with an autism spectrum disorder. This paper significantly contributes to provide an up-to-date and in-depth survey that is suitable as introductory material for beginners to AI in ECE, as well as supplementary material for advanced users.