Will AI in education help students live fulfilling lives?

Artificial intelligence (AI) is often celebrated as a pivotal force in transforming education, but the critical question remains: Will it genuinely support students in achieving a comprehensive sense of fulfillment in their lives? While proponents of AI in education highlight its potential to personalise learning and enhance life quality by promoting happiness, meaning, and purpose, skeptics raise concerns about its overuse potentially stunting cognitive development.

This webinar explored the fundamental issues surrounding the current objectives of education and its alignment with the concept of human flourishing in the age of AI. We discussed how educational paradigms can evolve to better support all aspects of human flourishing and critically examine whether AI can enhance or hinder this process.

Speakers included:

Andreas Schleicher, OECD Director for Education and Skills
Anita Lehikoinen, Permanent Secretary of Ministry of Education, Finland
Chern Wei Sng, Deputy Director-General, Ministry of Education, Singapore (Video)
Melanie Stewart, Associate Deputy Minister, Ministry of Education and Child Care, British Columbia (Video)
Moderated by Michael Stevenson, Senior Consultant and founder of the High Performing Systems for Tomorrow initiative.