Tuesday, January 28, 2025

Education in the age of Artificial Intelligence - Pramod de Silva, Sunday Observer

Just last week, I wrote an article in another section of this newspaper on how Artificial Intelligence (AI) is shaping the job market and indeed, our very lives. Based on a World Economic Forum (WEF) Report, the article highlighted several sectors that will be influenced by AI in various ways. Education was one such sector that will have a mostly positive effect from AI and teaching (both at school and university level) and it has indeed been identified as a profession that will benefit from AI. Teaching is still very much a human trait and skill – teachers are not going away from our midst anytime soon despite the stunning advances of AI.