The government recently announced ambitions to expand the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in New Zealand’s classrooms. But as the technology rapidly changes, it is not clear how this would work or what it will mean for teachers and learners.
Science Minister Judith Collins’ vision is for every student to have their own AI tutor. As Collins explained in a recent interview,
So instead of having to be wealthy enough to employ a tutor to help the children with the maths or science questions, or something else that the parent doesn’t know much about maybe, is to enable that child to have their own [AI] tutor.
