Schools: Artificial Intelligence Software Debate
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Baroness Chapman of Darlington
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Schools: Artificial Intelligence Software
Baroness Chapman of Darlington Excerpts(1 year, 3 months ago)
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Baroness Barran (Con)
My noble friend is absolutely right. The AI genie is out of the bottle, and it is how we manage the risk and capitalise on the opportunity. We are aiming to do that in our schools and universities. We already have a programme for creating 1,000 new AI PhDs through centres for doctoral training as well as opportunities for addressing the lack of diversity in the UK AI market.
Baroness Chapman of Darlington (Lab)
My Lords, we are encouraged to hear the Minister speak in such positive terms about AI, but returning to the original Question asked by the noble Lord, Lord Hampton, is she concerned about fairness of access to technology that may be affecting the way young people are assessed? Not all young people will have the same access to these technologies, and it may be that not all schools are applying advice on this issue consistently.