Ethical AI for Education Goes Practical at NEXTEN Dakar
The Future Learning Institute (FLI) by Agilix will present its ethical AI framework and workforce-focused education strategy at the NEXTEN Summit in Dakar on December 3, 2025. The focus: how ministries, universities, and training centers can deploy AI that works online and offline, with clear guardrails.
Dr. Mark Luetzelschwab, Director of International AI Programs at Agilix, will introduce the 3A Model-Action, Autonomy, Accountability-a simple, ministry-ready approach for evaluating AI in education. He will deliver a keynote, join an expert panel, and lead a breakout on AI's role in national workforce development.
The 3A Model-Action, Autonomy, Accountability
- Action: Define what the AI does, why it matters, and how it aligns with specific learning goals, curriculum standards, and employment outcomes.
- Autonomy: Set the level of human oversight required for each use case-from teacher-in-the-loop feedback to fully automated admin tasks with clear escalation paths.
- Accountability: Require evidence that the system is reliable, fair, transparent, and secure, including audit trails and performance reporting your ministry can review.
"AI can expand access to quality learning for millions-but only when nations guide its use with trust, transparency, and local relevance," said Luetzelschwab. "The Future Learning Institute exists to help countries build that foundation with approaches that work both online and offline."
Why This Matters for Ministries and Systems
FLI is powered by Agilix Labs, which has delivered more than 50 million online course enrollments across 200+ countries over 24 years. Their platforms are mobile-first, offline-capable, and AI-enabled-built for rural and low-connectivity environments where most solutions fail.
The Institute extends that technology into national strategy: building community-based learning networks, expanding youth employment pathways, and helping ministries implement ethical AI across schools, universities, and training centers.
Apply the 3A Model This Quarter
- List your top 5 learning or workforce outcomes and map AI Actions to each (e.g., adaptive practice for literacy, automated skills matching for TVET).
- Define Autonomy tiers: teacher-in-the-loop for instruction, supervisor review for assessments, automated for low-risk admin tasks.
- Set Accountability measures: accuracy targets, bias testing procedures, uptime SLAs, human override rules, and audit logs you can export.
- Pilot in 3-5 regions with mixed connectivity. Collect baseline data, run a 90-day trial, compare outcomes, and publish results for transparency.
- Plan for offline-first delivery: pre-cached content, device rotation policies, community hub sync schedules, and local language support.
- Establish data governance: student data minimization, role-based access, retention timelines, and incident response plans.
Questions to Ask AI Vendors Before You Deploy
- What learning goals does this feature directly support, and how do you measure impact?
- Where can we set and see autonomy levels, approvals, and human-in-the-loop controls?
- Show your bias testing results and how they're monitored over time. Who audits them?
- How does the system work offline? What sync windows, device limits, and caching exist?
- Provide a sample data flow diagram and a list of third-party models and services used.
- Can ministries export audit logs, model prompts, and decision traces on demand?
- What is your plan for local language support and community-specific content?
Learning Where Connectivity Fails
FLI's work is active across West Africa. In Sierra Leone, the Institute is helping build a national model for community-based, AI-enabled workforce training-linking local employers, training centers, and youth programs with offline-first delivery.
On Stage at NEXTEN Dakar
Across the keynote, panel, and breakout, Dr. Luetzelschwab will walk through practical checklists, policy templates, and pilot structures that help countries adopt AI responsibly-without losing trust or control. The aim is simple: clear rules, better access, and measurable results.
Learn more about the Institute's mission and technology at Agilix: Future Learning Institute.
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About Agilix Labs
Agilix builds AI-driven learning tools that support teachers and real learning. Its platforms enable governments and institutions to deliver mobile-first, offline-capable education at scale-across rural, underserved, and low-connectivity environments.
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