Current AI tools are not trained on material specifically designed for use in England’s classrooms. Special access granted to DfE resources to train AI models to generate workbooks and lesson plans Tech companies are being urged to create better AI tools for reducing teachers’ workloads, as ministers announced they would give AI models special access to the Department for Education’s (DfE) bank of resources. The education minister Stephen Morgan said the move was “a huge step forward for AI in the classroom”, with the government spending £3m to create a “content bank” of official assessments, curriculum guidance and teaching materials. While many teachers say they already use AI to assist them, current AI tools are not trained on material specifically designed or approved for use in England’s classrooms. The […]
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