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Estonia gives high school students free ChatGPT access in pilot program
Key takeaways
- As reported by The Wall Street Journal, this initiative focuses on 10th and 11th-grade students across Estonia.
- Acknowledging that students frequently use chatbots for homework, Estonian officials deemed bans impractical and instead opted to redesign teaching methods.
- Collaborating with OpenAI and Google, the country developed specialized “Socratic” educational versions of ChatGPT and Gemini specifically for classroom application.
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Add ARY News on Google AAResize While many school districts worldwide are debating restrictions on artificial intelligence, Estonia has implemented a nationwide pilot program providing nearly 20,000 high school students with free access to personalized chatbots.
As reported by The Wall Street Journal, this initiative focuses on 10th and 11th-grade students across Estonia. It stands as one of the earliest large-scale efforts to integrate generative AI into the core of the education system.
Acknowledging that students frequently use chatbots for homework, Estonian officials deemed bans impractical and instead opted to redesign teaching methods.
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