AI in Schools: The Impact AI Use Is Having on Young People and Their Education - What the Evidence Says

Impact AI use is having on young people and their education - what the evidence says

AI in schools presents both risks and opportunities for our kids 🤖

AI in schools: The impact AI use is having on young people and their education - what the evidence says

AI in schools presents both risks and opportunities for our kids 🤖

Compositions, presentations, reports, reading diaries and word problems. Even in elementary schools, artificial intelligence (AI) often does homework for children. This is evident from the responses of principals of selected elementary schools, confessions of parents and statements of education experts. According to the autumn research by Palacký University (UPOL), twenty-eight percent of pupils under the age of fourteen used artificial intellig…

Is AI Making US Smarter or Just Lazy? Expert Warns of Risks to Critical Thinking

As artificial intelligence reshapes the way we write and think, a central question emerges: Is AI helping or hindering our ability to engage in independent, critical thought? Joshua Wilson, professor of education at the University of Delaware, investigates this topic in a new paper that examines the risks of AI dependency and discusses the need for AI literacy in education. Wilson explores how AI impacts cognitive development through writing — h…

Supporting Ethical AI Use in Schools: What Is Philanthropy’s Role?

Education has always been a top priority for philanthropy. If it wants to remain effective in this area, it needs to understand the intersection of AI and education, supporting ethical AI use and helping develop AI governance. Across the globe, governments are racing to integrate artificial intelligence (AI) into public education. Singapore is deploying AI-powered adaptive learning platforms in maths classrooms. China has rolled out smart educat…