The development of AI has paved the way for many opportunities, in companies and in the public sector. What about its use in the classes?
The rapid development of artificial intelligence (AI) in recent years has paved the way for many opportunities, especially in companies. However, the French State wishes to make up for this delay: on February 7, the Minister of Public Action Laurent Marcangeli presented its roadmap for the generalization of artificial intelligence in the administration, and numerous works have been launched since.
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Many ministries are thus trying to take advantage of AI, whether by the State – for example to detect fraud or strengthen its effectiveness, or local authorities that use AI assistants.
The education sector also plans to exploit AI to improve the progress of its daily operations. Teachers say they have difficulty faced the increase in working hours and working conditions that are not very conducive to well-being.
The recurring strikes of teachers, the last of which took place on May 13, caused by dissatisfaction with situations of overwork, suggest that the implementation of AI in classrooms could help lighten the workload of a teacher.
Soon, they could use it to create course plans and note homework. It is already the core business of several start-ups like Gingo, Ed-Ai or Examino. They allow teachers to benefit from AI technology that facilitates their daily task and allows them to save time.
Alignment of innovation on public confidence in AI
To manage to implement AI in a classroom or in the workplace, the question of confidence is essential. Furthermore, so that people behind the IA implementation are required to report, it is necessary to integrate AI perfectly into the system via a complete observability strategy. This approach allows IT professionals to monitor and understand a system according to the data it generates.
As its name suggests, observability guarantees perfect visibility on a computer system. It is an essential resource for supervising strategic tools and complex workloads of the public sector, and vital to ensure the fluid course of AI operations, in compliance with ethical principles. It also plays an essential role in ensuring compliance with regulations by providing detailed data points for audit and generation of reports.
Not only does observability optimize operational efficiency, but it is thanks to it that it is possible to encourage public confidence. It improves the operational aspects of AI systems, but also helps to make these systems are transparent and meet the needs of users.
How to dispel doubts
However, the problem is not limited to empowerment. The public will undoubtedly examine other problems with a magnifying glass, such as security issues, hence the need to adopt an AI by design structure.
Across the Channel, an investigation carried out in August 2024 by the British government to collect the opinion of parents and students on the integration of AI into education revealed that parents and teachers are mainly concerned with the protection of data confidentiality. To respond to these concerns, adapted protocols should be set up. This implies the integrated and robust encryption of data, strict access controls and complete vulnerability assessments, all, as standard. These steps make it possible to protect sensitive information, as well as systems, against outside attacks and internal leaks. In France, the Ministry of National Education also goes in this direction, currently preparing a charter to supervise the use of AI at school.
Finally, it is necessary to take into account more practical order considerations during the deployment of AI in the education sector. As is the case with all AI projects, managers in this area must think of the end user. Users must gradually trust the tools rather than being confronted with a destabilizing change that would cause recalcitrant behavior.
The unique opportunity of AI: education
The use of AI in the education sector represents a unique opportunity to relieve the pressure on teachers while improving the quality of learning. If teachers have more time to spend in high added work, they will probably be more productive and will consider teaching as a long -term career.
Consequently, public members and administrations staff must openly discuss the capacity and limitations of the AI, and appropriate training must be provided in this area. If they are regularly informed of the new advances in the education of their child, the parents will be reassured and their concerns attenuated instead of worsening.
The education sector must reinvent itself to prepare for the future, correctly. Rather than fear of technology, we must all consider adoption by showing open -mindedness, that we are students, teachers or parents. If we reach a balance between innovation and commitment to gain public confidence, AI can be a tool that changes the situation and revolutionizes education.
