The Department for Education should fund trials of potentially effective AI to check if it does actually boost students’ outcomes, government experts have said.
A long-term strategy on the use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) such as ChatGPT in schools and colleges is also needed, the government’s open innovation team said today.
The DfE had asked the team to explore the opportunities and risks for AI in education, including proposals on what needs to change.
Researchers publishing “educator and expert views” reviewed existing evidence and interviewed teachers across all phases of education, including four from further education institutions.
