TLDR:
- The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction has released guidelines on how artificial intelligence (AI) should be used in schools, making it the fourth state education department in the US to do so.
- The guidelines recommend that AI literacy be “infused” into all grade levels and curriculum areas, and emphasize the importance of incorporating AI as a learning tool.
- The NCDPI worked with an AI education organization to develop a framework on how schools can use AI responsibly, using the acronym EVERY.
- According to the World Economic Forum’s “Future of Jobs Report 2023,” AI and machine learning specialists will be the fastest-growing occupation in the next five years, and 75% of companies plan to implement generative AI by 2027.
Private and public groups have had to learn how artificial intelligence can be helpful — and harmful — to organizations. The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction became the fourth state education department in the United States to release guidelines on how artificial intelligence should be used in schools.
The guidelines recommend AI literacy be “infused” into all grade levels and curriculum areas, stressing how the state believes it is important to incorporate AI as a learning tool. The NCDPI worked with an AI education organization to develop a framework on how schools can use AI responsibly, and it uses the acronym EVERY:
- Evaluate the first output provided by AI to see if it fulfills your need
- Verify facts and figures using reliable sources
- Edit your prompt and ask follow-up questions
- Revise the results if needed — the first output shouldn’t be the last
- You are responsible for what you create with AI
According to the World Economic Forum’s “Future of Jobs Report 2023,” AI and machine learning specialists will be the fastest-growing occupation in the next five years, and 75% of companies plan to implement generative AI by 2027.