First results from AI Act(ing)
The initial analysis of the «AI Act(ing)» project reveals a high use of artificial intelligence in adult education, but a lack of institutional guidelines
Artificial intelligence (AI) is already part of everyday classroom life, but its advancement is moving faster than regulation and structured training within educational institutions themselves. This is one of the main conclusions of the transnational study carried out within the framework of our Erasmus+ project «AI Act(ing) in Adult Education».
The report analyzes the impact and adoption of AI in adult education through six national reports from Austria, Belgium, France, Greece, Ireland, and Spain. For its preparation, exhaustive desk research was combined with 161 surveys and 89 interviews with stakeholders.
Widespread use but no «instruction manual»
The study results show that teachers and adult educators in Europe have enthusiastically adopted AI, but they do so, to a large extent, autonomously and without a clear regulatory framework.
- High adoption in Spain and Belgium: AI use is generally high among respondents across all participating countries. In Spain, more than 90% of respondents stated they use AI in their work, while in Belgium all participants confirmed its use.
- Institutional gap: Organizational preparedness lags far behind. Almost half of the respondents in Spain confessed that they did not know if their institution had guidelines on AI, and Spain, Belgium, and Greece showed an urgent need for clearer organizational rules.
- Ethical concerns: Data protection, biases, over-reliance, and academic integrity are concerns that were repeatedly raised across all six countries.
Next steps: Practical training and open resources
Educators are not demanding simple general awareness; the main shared priority across Europe is to have applied professional development and structured training.
Based on these findings, the project consortium is already working on the following tools:
- Guide for the responsible use of AI in adult education: A document to guide the way safely.
- Modular training course on AI: A learning itinerary that will be tested with at least 90 educators and then published as an open-access resource in five languages.
About the project
AI Act(ing) in Adult Education is an Erasmus+ cooperation partnership (KA220-ADU) running from November 2025 to April 2028. The project is coordinated by the Austrian entity die Berater with the following partner organizations: Syncnify (France), ReadLab (Greece), CESGA (Spain), Future in Perspective Limited (Ireland), and Headway Consulting Group (Belgium).
More information: You can closely follow all the latest project updates through its official website: ai-acting.eu