AI Safety in Schools

AI Safety in Schools

The Wall Street Journal investigates how modern technologies such as AI and robotics are being incorporated into some of China’s classrooms to monitor and record student engagement levels.

The video attached investigates the use of brain wave trackers at one particular primary school, where students wear the devices as headbands which monitor levels of engagement and send detailed data to teachers and parents. A light at the front of the headband changes colour to reflect a student’s concentration levels.
But how well the technology can actually track concentration and the risk of false readings have brought the technology into question.
Why schools must be ready for the AI revolution

Why schools must be ready for the AI revolution

Over the next decade, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is expected to transform almost every facet of modern business and contribute more than $15 trillion to the global economy.

However, many leaders are still unsure how to deploy AI throughout their organisation – whether that be a school, university or an entirely different kind of business – to bring about positive change.

Despite being in its early stages, AI is beginning to transform the education landscape in some powerful ways.

How entrepreneurial skills can strengthen your STEM program

How entrepreneurial skills can strengthen your STEM program

With a current push for industry to translate innovative ideas into developed products, entrepreneurial education has the power to transform. Adding it to STEM programs in schools provides students with crucial future-ready skills and an array of new career possibilities.