UNESCO urged governments to introduce rules for using artificial intelligence like the ChatGPT conversation robot in schools.
In a guide due to be released this Thursday, the UN Education Organization believes public authorities are unprepared for the ethical issues posed by artificial intelligence programs in schools.
Swapping teachers through these programs could affect children’s emotional well-being and make them more vulnerable to manipulation, the Paris-based agency warned.
According to Unesco Director-General Audrey Azoulay, AI is quoted in a statement: “AI can be an incredible opportunity for human development, but it can also be a source of harm.” Guarantees and rules are built into education,” he added.
Since the end of 2022, AI programs accessible to the general public have multiplied. This growth has raised fears of new forms of plagiarism or fraud in schools and universities, without detracting from the attractiveness of what is seen as a potentially very lucrative education market.
According to Unesco, artificial intelligence tools have the potential to help children with special educational needs, provided teachers, users and researchers help design them and governments regulate their use.
A UNESCO global survey of more than 450 educational institutions found a lack of institutional guidelines and formal guidelines for the use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) applications.
According to the results, less than 10% of these institutions have taken concrete actions to counter the growth of generative AI in education.
Generative AI is capable of generating new and original content that may resemble that produced by humans. These generative AI systems use advanced models and algorithms to autonomously create text, images, music, videos and other types of data.
According to the company, this technology has also demonstrated its ability to achieve excellent results in university entrance exams and in assessments for the accreditation of professionals such as doctors and lawyers.
UNESCO will publish a guide with seven essential steps for governments to effectively regulate generative AI in education and research.
These steps include adopting regulations at a global, regional or national level to protect data protection and privacy, and proposing a minimum age limit of 13 for the use of AI tools in educational institutions.
According to the company, this technology has also demonstrated its ability to achieve excellent results in university entrance exams and in assessments for the accreditation of professionals such as doctors and lawyers.
UNESCO will publish a guide with seven essential steps for governments to effectively regulate generative AI in education and research.
In addition, the guide promotes teacher education in this area and underlines the importance of an ethical and responsible implementation of AI in the classroom.
