In the library at Elvebakken upper secondary school in Oslo, William (17) and Samuel (17) eagerly demonstrate how artificial intelligence (AI) can be used in school subjects. – I think it will be a very big part of our lives going forward, says William. He shows how the chatbot Chat GPT has helped him improve a self-assessment task in gym. He is very satisfied with the result. – So you are in favor of being able to use this in school? – Absolutely, replies Samuel. – But it must be used in the right way, William interjects. – Finding out what is the right way, that will be the task going forward, he continues. Samuel believes that you must use the tools more as an aid, rather than something that does the whole job for you. In the past year, many AI-based tools have been launched. Here William shows how such a tool can be used in learning. Photo: William Jobling / news In a trial and error phase – It’s like jumping on a speeding train. There are a lot of changes all the time. Since you have had a good discussion or come up with solutions, you have to change that. That’s what Norwegian teacher Anne Lise Jomisko says. Her experience is that students use the AI tools quite a lot. At Elvebakken, there are currently no clear rules for how the new technology can be used. – I have read texts that are so banal and uncharacteristic that it cannot be the student who wrote them, says Jomisko. She then asked the student if the text was written with artificial intelligence and got it confirmed. – What are the consequences then? – There have been no serious consequences. We are in a trial and error phase. For now, it will be more about having a dialogue about it, replies the Norwegian teacher. Anne Lise Jomisko is a Norwegian teacher at Elvebakken. She finds that the students use the AI tools quite a lot. Photo: William Jobling / news Calls for regulation In the past year, several AI-based tools such as Chat GPT have come on the market. This has led to a debate about how schools should deal with pupils using these aids. Now the Conservative Party is taking the floor that the government must put in place a set of regulations that ensure that schools have a common practice for how artificial intelligence is used. – There are many teachers and schools who are unsure of what to do now, says party leader Erna Solberg. Solberg believes that it is unfortunate that the schools do not have the same practice for the use of artificial intelligence, because, among other things, this leads to students gaining different skills in using it. – It should be such that everyone learns something about this, so that we have a more equal educational offer in modern technology, believes Solberg. – Knocking on open doors Education Minister Kari Nessa Nordtun (Ap) says that the government has already provided good tools and guides on the use of new technology for teachers. – Here I think that the Conservative Party is knocking on open doors, she says. – As recently as yesterday, I visited several school leaders where precisely artificial intelligence was on the agenda. Nordtun emphasizes that parents can be confident that learning in Norwegian schools is not left to artificial intelligence. – Pupils’ development must primarily take place in interaction between teacher and pupils. Education Minister Kari Nessa Nordtun (Ap) says that they are well underway in informing and guiding schools about the use of artificial intelligence. Photo: William Jobling / news Wants to be able to stop its use Norwegian teacher Jomisko sees the positive aspects of the new tools, but believes there is a need to regulate their use. – I am very concerned that we should be given opportunities to switch off and use real intelligence when necessary. Mathematics teacher Sondre Stai also thinks it might be a good idea to have some common guidelines for use. – As long as they are subject-specific. Because you will not find a conclusion that will fit in all subjects. So in that case there will have to be quite specific guidelines that are relevant to the subjects.
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