Greek secondary school teachers to be trained in using AI in classroom

"Secondary school teachers in Greece are set to go through an intensive course in using artificial intelligence tools as the country assumes a frontline role in incorporating AI into its education system. Next week, staff in 20 schools will be trained in a specialised version of ChatGPT, custom-made for academic institutions, under a new agreement between the centre-right government and OpenAI."

"We have to accept that AI does not exist in a parallel universe. It is here, the education minister, Sofia Zacharaki, said ahead of the pilot programme launch. The initiative, which is to be expanded nationally in January, makes Greece one of the first countries to pioneer the use of generative AI in the classroom. Workshops will initially focus on teachers mastering the new technology to assist lesson planning, research and personalised tuition, before ChatGPT Edu is gradually integrated into schools."

"Greece follows Estonia in its embrace of the technology. Prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis's pro-business government has ambitions for Greece to become a technological hub, with Athens hosting one of Europe's first AI factories. Although Mitsotakis has warned of significant social unrest if the AI revolution is seen only to enrich tech companies, his administration is among the first to devise a national strategy to prepare Greeks for the developments that all kinds of applications of this technology will bring."

Greece will train secondary school teachers in a specialised version of ChatGPT tailored for academic institutions under an agreement with OpenAI. Staff in 20 schools will undergo intensive courses next week, with a national expansion planned for January. Workshops will focus on lesson planning, research support and personalised tuition, and ChatGPT Edu will be gradually integrated into classrooms. Older secondary pupils will receive monitored access next spring. The government aims to position Greece as a technology hub while acknowledging social risks and preparing a national strategy to manage AI's broad societal impacts.

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