Call for clarification after webinar says teachers could suggest students use AI for creative tasks

It was also suggested during the webinar that AI could be prompted to write a play, which they could then rewrite and perform themselves. File picture

There have been calls for further guidelines on artificial intelligence (AI) in schools when it comes to creative tasks, following a teacher training webinar that suggested students use ChatGPT to help create poems.

English teacher Conor Murphy, who is also head of the Drama, Film and Theatre Teachers' Association, said he recently attended training with Óide, the Department of Education’s support service for teachers and school leaders.