More work is needed to understand the risks that artificial intelligence could pose to schools, colleges and universities, the Education Secretary will say.
Gillian Keegan will call on education leaders and technology experts to come forward with ideas on how generative artificial intelligence (AI) can be used in a positive way to support the education sector in the future.
In a speech at the London Tech Week conference, Ms Keegan will launch a call for evidence to ensure AI is used “in a safe and secure way” in education.
It comes after guidance from the UK’s major exam boards suggested that schools should make pupils do some of their coursework “in class under direct supervision” amid cheating fears in the context of AI use.
ChatGPT is a form of generative AI that can respond to questions in a human-like manner and understand the context of follow-up queries, much like in human conversations, as well as being able to compose essays if asked – sparking fears it could be used by students to complete assignments.
