Human teaching must be at ‘heart of schools’ over ‘dangerous’ AI – headteacher

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Human teaching must be at the “heart of schools” amid concerns over “invidious and dangerous” artificial intelligence, a headteacher has said. We have to take it into our own hands, schools, to ensure that human intelligence is at the very heart at schools, artificial intelligence will never take over from humans as long as we put human intelligence first Sir Anthony Seldon, Epsom College headteacher Sir Anthony told Sky News’s Sophy Ridge On Sunday: “It is extremely invidious and dangerous how manipulating the technology can be because it will understand when we’re shopping, when we’re looking on the internet, the personalisation of the material that comes to us will become far more sophisticated. “We have to ensure that we provide parents, schools, teachers, with really good information about what is wholesome, stimulating, good AI and what people should be aware of because government really have caught up in the last few months, but they’re still behind the curve and they never quite understand what happens in schools. “Parliament is doing some good work but they take a lot of time to come out with their statutes and recommendations, we have to take it into our own hands, schools, to ensure that human intelligence is at the very heart at schools, artificial intelligence will never take over from humans as long as we put human intelligence first.” Mr Sunak has previously advocated the technology’s benefits for national security and the economy, but there are concerns with the ChatGPT bot – which has passed exams and can compose prose.