UAE: AI enters the classroom, but experts say role of the teacher is safe

UAE: AI enters the classroom, but experts say role of the teacher is safe

Generative AI has the potential to be one of the biggest drivers of human productivity, say experts

Published: Sat 18 Feb 2023, 6:00 AM Last updated: Sat 18 Feb 2023, 6:51 AM

While artificial intelligence (AI) is making inroads into the education sector, educationists in the UAE aver students are already starting to collaborate with ChatGPT, which is inevitable.

ChatGPT, the latest AI-based chatbot that has taken the education sector by storm ever since its release last November, seems like a ‘bitter pill’ that must be accepted but also offers many benefits if used discreetly.

“The solution isn’t to block or ban these tools. That would be far too narrow-minded and short-sighted. Instead, what we’ve got to do is to incorporate these tools into education and elevate the teaching and learning process to make it more relevant and fit for purpose,” said Rohan Roberts, director of Innovation and Future Learning, GEMS Wellington Academy – Al Khail.

He explained while AI will undoubtedly play a huge role in developing personalised learning for students, “the role of the teacher is fairly safe and will be one of the last to be automated”.

Pedagogical intelligence is unique

Howard Gardner, famous cognitive psychologist and proponent of the Multiple Intelligences Theory, includes