Minister rejects claims Government late in tackling AI in schools

Hildegarde Naughton speaking at the Irish National Teachers' Organisation's annual congress in Killarney. Picture: Moya Nolan

Education minister Hildegarde Naughton has rejected suggestions that the Government’s new taskforce on AI in schools is a belated attempt to catch up with the challenges the technology poses.

She said “a lot of work has happened to date” regarding the impact of AI.