In response to the lack of in-depth research on the mechanism of artificial intelligence promoting education digitization and the insufficient research on the development path of education digitization, this article analyzes the characteristics of “artificial intelligence” in education digitization, explains the theory of artificial intelligence promoting education digitization, and explores the mechanism path of artificial intelligence promoting education digitization. It is expected to reveal the connotation, characteristics, and mechanism of “artificial intelligence promoting education digitization”, clarify the theoretical model and key path of the two-way collaborative effect of “artificial intelligence promoting education digitization”, and help promote the high-quality development of lifelong education.