Improving skills and competences of VET teachers and trainers in the age of Artificial Intelligence
There seems to be a growing awareness of the use and problems with algorithms – at least in the UK with what Boris Johnson called “a rogue algorithm” caused chaos in students exam results. It is becoming very apparent that there needs to be far more transparency in what algorithms are being designed to do. […]
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Yesterday, UK Prime Minister blamed last weeks fiasco with public examinations on a “mutant algorithm”. This video by the Institute for Public Policy Research provides a more rational view on why algorithms can go wrong. Algorithms, they say, risk magnifying human bias and error on an unprecedented scale. Rachel Statham explains how they work […]
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The debate over whether technologies destroy or create jobs is long running. And researchers and commentators alike differ about the impact of AI and automation on the number of jobs in the future. A report by the World Economic Forum
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There’s a lot to think about in the ongoing debacle over exam results in the UK. A quick update for those who have not been following the story. Examinations for young people, including the O level and A level academic
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The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is preparing a global standard-setting recommendation on the ethics of AI and is seeking your input to develop a comprehensive, inclusive and participative text. On August 11 the Future Society is
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