Natabua student says Ministry of Education should integrate AI into curriculum

Natabua High School student Ariff Ali says the Ministry of Education should integrate Artificial Intelligence or AI into their curriculum.

Ali highlighted this at the Education Act consultation in Lautoka saying AI needs to be integrated, so they can use it responsibly.

The Year 12 student says if the Ministry of Education integrates AI into their curriculum, there is also a potential risk that teachers might lose their jobs which he does not want, because AI cannot replace teachers.

He says it is simple, but AI assistance incorporated with teachers would be such a powerful way to teach students because not every student is the same, and even if AI is not integrated, students are going to eventually somehow find out about AI because it's so easy to access such as ChatGPT or Deepseek.

Ali says students are going to access it but they are at the risk of being exploited by these organizations because their data is at risk but the Ministry of Education can incorporate this by having a legal one that is created by the Ministry.

He says this is so they can safeguard their data, and can have an ethical guideline for students to use this AI when learning difficult concepts such as mathematics or computer studies or even economics.