A
ddressing a packed arena, Sir Stephen Fry an author and CEO of the Stemettes, Dr
Anne-Marie Imafidon, kicked off with what makes us human in an augmented world. The session took a deep and
rational look at the advantages and challenges of AI, from revolutionising industries to redefining the skills children need for the future of work and examined ethics, inclusion and security, laced with Fry’s signature metaphors and Imafidon’s tech insights. Highlighting some advantages
of AI, they discussed the elimination of repetitive, back- breaking industrial jobs, as well as efficiencies that could be made to more routine cognitive work. Radiology, and other imaging tasks were given as an example, which can be strenuous and time- consuming but when assisted with AI could help humans review with greater speed and efficiency. But there are many roles that are fundamentally human, stated Fry. Gardening, for example. “Planting seeds, assessing the soil and bringing a garden to life will [continue to] be a very human thing, a very beautiful and important thing.” So, where do teachers sit?
Imafidon asked. “Teachers are gardeners, that’s exactly what they are,” said Fry. “They bring things to life and encourage growth. They supervise and use their judgement, instinct, human knowledge and understanding of different children to educate and nourish – this one needs acid soil, this one needs alkaline. Chemicals and machines may be very useful for some gardening tasks – straightening the edges or mowing a lawn, but the actual planning and bringing to life is a very human job.”
AI & ETHICS Imafidon and Fry later continued on the topic of ethics. Fry stated the “importance of transparency and clarity with AI” and that adherence to an EU directive or similar is universally needed, so that nothing created from AI, be it textual, oral or visual, can pretend that it isn’t AI. “AI must declare itself and
be watermarked as it were, in some way, so we know where it comes from. It cannot pretend to be real. That’s a big ask but it’s a very important one. It’s absolutely essential because as things get better and better, it will be even harder to determine fakery,” he added. Another well-known challenge
with AI is the issue of bias and how to mitigate that. However, Imafidon reinforced the power of what can happen when we approach AI correctly. “When we talk about AI and
inclusion, a lot of the work I do is about ensuring we’ve got the right people to help make more informed decisions behind the scenes. We talk a lot about constraint being the mother of innovation because if we set these minimal principles and standards ethically and work together in the right direction, what we get is a much higher
“ Fostering creativity in classrooms is no longer an option – it’s essential, because creativity allows students to thrive in an unpredictable future.”
CARLY DAFF, HEAD OF TEAMS & EDUCATION AT CANVA
91
GLOBAL EDUCATION FUTURE OF AI
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36 |
Page 37 |
Page 38 |
Page 39 |
Page 40 |
Page 41 |
Page 42 |
Page 43 |
Page 44 |
Page 45 |
Page 46 |
Page 47 |
Page 48 |
Page 49 |
Page 50 |
Page 51 |
Page 52 |
Page 53 |
Page 54 |
Page 55 |
Page 56 |
Page 57 |
Page 58 |
Page 59 |
Page 60 |
Page 61 |
Page 62 |
Page 63 |
Page 64 |
Page 65 |
Page 66 |
Page 67 |
Page 68 |
Page 69 |
Page 70 |
Page 71 |
Page 72 |
Page 73 |
Page 74 |
Page 75 |
Page 76 |
Page 77 |
Page 78 |
Page 79 |
Page 80 |
Page 81 |
Page 82 |
Page 83 |
Page 84 |
Page 85 |
Page 86 |
Page 87 |
Page 88 |
Page 89 |
Page 90 |
Page 91 |
Page 92 |
Page 93 |
Page 94 |
Page 95 |
Page 96 |
Page 97 |
Page 98 |
Page 99 |
Page 100 |
Page 101 |
Page 102 |
Page 103 |
Page 104 |
Page 105 |
Page 106 |
Page 107 |
Page 108 |
Page 109 |
Page 110 |
Page 111 |
Page 112 |
Page 113 |
Page 114 |
Page 115 |
Page 116
