The Power of

What does this mean for our children's education and how can they benefit from it?

- Rina Ahmad Sapiuddin

With the rapidly accelerating integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into our work, life, and classrooms, educators all over the world are re-evaluating the purpose of education in light of these outsized implications.

The potential of AI to accelerate the transformation of education systems towards inclusive learning will prepare young people to thrive and shape a better future. It has been shown that teachers using these technologies have the chance to enhance their own teaching practice and professional experience.

Research has indicated that teaching students about AI is essential for developing digital literacy, critical thinking skills, and preparing students for future academic and career success. A basic understanding of AI systems enables students to engage and ideate with AI technologies safely, responsibly and ethically.

In a first-of-its-kind move, a school recently converted essays by students into AI-powered art. Billabong High International School in India showed just how powerful it can be when technology, creativity and education come together seamlessly. The school transformed student creations into an AI-powered visual showcase, where 7 to 14-year-olds shared their uninhibited imagination as AI helped bring out the magic of their curious minds.

UNLOCKING THE POTENTIAL OF AI

Amy Ward, head of secondary at Garden International School, explains, "As a school, we have always valued and emphasised the importance of technology. We talk about emerging technologies in the context of new and evolving opportunities that technology provides us. The technology landscape is constantly changing, and we are excited rather than scared about the opportunities that lie ahead."