Britain's Science and Technology Secretary Peter Kyle said children should be able to use ChatGPT to help with homework. during an interview with BBCKyle received the question, “Is it okay for my kids to use ChatGPT to do their homework?” The UK is developing a framework for the future of artificial intelligence (AI).
He said: “If it's actually supervised and used in the right way, yes, because AI technology that uses ChatGPT and language is already being used across the economy.” I answered.
“I'm at the age where I remember this conversation about calculators. We need to make sure that children and young people learn how to use this technology and how to incorporate it into their learning development,” he said. When asked if that was the right approach, he added: .
ChatGPT is an AI-powered online large-scale language model (LLM) that enables users to have human-like conversations with chatbots and more. The rise of AI chatbots in recent years has brought into question the learning structure of schools and universities. More and more students are simply relying on such programs to complete their homework and pass their exams.
But using ChatGPT can “turbocharge” children's minds, according to Kyle.
“There are kids out there with really extraordinary talent, and with ChatGPT and other AI assistance, they have the potential to really turbocharge.” [them] And give them challenges they won't get anywhere else. ”
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AI action plan
The UK government, led by Prime Minister Keir Starmer, will announce its AI Action Plan this week. Starmer's government is largely optimistic about the technology, with ministers claiming AI could add £47bn to the economy each year once it is “fully deployed”. The private sector is also set to invest £14 billion in the sector, potentially creating around 13,000 jobs.
Although the full details of the AI plan are not yet clear beyond rumors of a “sovereign AI team”, it is already clear that Labor is taking a fundamentally different stance from its Conservative predecessors.
Kyle said the Labor government would implement a “course correction” on AI safety after former chancellor Rishi Sunak attracted too much attention and shocked the public in the process.