The impacts of intelligence tests and the history of eugenics on education through artificial intelligence
The role of IQ tests and the history of eugenics in the development of education and artificial intelligence is examined through historical processes and modern evaluation practices.
The dark history of IQ tests and the eugenics past in higher education is addressed in terms of their relationships with modern artificial intelligence development and evaluation practices in education.
While debates on the development of artificial intelligence technologies and their comparison with human intelligence continue, the history of the concept of 'intelligence' is also coming back to the agenda. In the early twentieth century, universities and academics provided scientific-sounding definitions and measurement methods to the concepts of 'intelligence' and IQ. Past works by figures such as Peter Sandiford and George Moir Weir stood out as eugenics projects aimed at reinforcing racist approaches such as Anglo-white supremacy and the disparagement of Asians.