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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Robert Booth UK technology editor

AI can ‘level up’ opportunities for dyslexic children, says UK tech secretary

Peter Kyle speaking at London Tech Week
Peter Kyle also addressed the row over use of copyrighted content for training AI models. Photograph: Michael Bowles/Shutterstock

Artificial intelligence should be deployed to “level up” opportunities for dyslexic children, according to the UK science and technology secretary, Peter Kyle, who warned there was currently not enough human capacity to help people with the learning difficulty.

Kyle, who is dyslexic and uses AI to support his work, said the government should carefully look at “how AI can transform education and help us assess and understand a young person’s abilities into the future”.

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