I got to provide some thoughts on the impact the recent updates in generative AI technology have bought to the education sector. Local journalist Peter Griffin interviewed me on this on behalf of the Aotearoa AI Forum and the work we have doing in forming the AI Governance Toolkits.

Recently, I was back in study mode myself as I undertook an AI For Business strategy course specialisation from the University of Pennsylvania. That exposed me to the thinking of Professor Ethan Mollick, the renowned Wharton School resident expert on innovation and entrepreneurship at the university.

Some of my thoughts.

As I talk to people in universities and at other education institutes around the country, I’m detecting a lot of interest in AI along with a nervousness about what it means for the way students are taught, and educational programmes are run. This is only natural; the technology is moving so fast.

While it’s easy to focus on the AI tools that are emerging and which education sector CIOs around the country are being asked to assess, vice chancellors, heads of department and senior staff really need to be considering their approach to AI and adopting a framework to deploying it, even if it starts with small-scale pilot projects.

That framework needs to incorporate a responsible approach to deploying AI, guided by well-developed guidelines and following best practice when it comes to the implementation. That will naturally encompass things like protecting privacy and data security, minimising bias, and ensuring human oversight of AI-powered decision-making systems. As a member of AI Forum working groups, we’ve been developing a set of toolkits that any organisation can use to add some tried and tested methodology to this process.

Read the full article on the AI Governance Toolkit site “Education is on the frontline of the AI revolution“