Letters | Hong Kong must embrace AI to prepare students for changing job market
- Readers discuss schools’ lukewarm response to AI chatbot advances, reassurances for a Hong Kong public shocked by recent violent crimes, and the need to address social welfare issues to alleviate mental stress
In line with a Chinese proverb that translates to “time waits for no one”, Hong Kong has consistently established itself at the forefront of innovation. However, the city has been slow to adopt artificial intelligence and chatbots such as ChatGPT in education.
As AI technologies advance, Hong Kong schools must strive to scale new heights and demonstrate innovation.
Professor Nancy Law, the founding director of the Centre for Information Technology in Education at the University of Hong Kong’s Faculty of Education, emphasises that education must keep pace with the times and effectively utilise AI-assisted teaching. In the face of AI-driven change, Hong Kong education should embrace the future and capitalise on AI’s strengths.
Advancements in AI have led to the development of generative AI, which can create content virtually indistinguishable from human-produced work. This technology has the potential to revolutionise various industries, including education.