cross-posted from: https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/post/45981744
Breaking news: mere hours ago (stretching the definition of breaking, I know) the new UK Prime Penister — ahem! Minister — announced new classes for children age 14 including classes on AI.
Now, to me this could go either way. Either, it opens these children’s eyes to the problems with AI and actually encourages the next generation to solve the issues of AI, or this lazy generation might end up being indoctrinated into the greed and corruption surrounding AI. Knowing the fallibility of human beings, in my humble opinion it is most certainly the latter, but who knows? What are your thoughts on this announcement?
And especially with the way schools are in England right now (cut funding, staff shortages, institutional instability, rising delinquent behaviour) schools need to prioritise what’s most important to teach now more than ever if you ask me.