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

**Authors:** Yi Honghu, Liu Ting, Lan Gongjin  
**arXiv:** [2401.05403](https://arxiv.org/abs/2401.05403)  
**Date:** 2023-12-20  
**Summary page:** https://www.summarizepaper.com/fr/paper/2401.05403v1/

## Abstract

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.