Stephen Downes

Knowledge, Learning, Community

This sort of call is similar to many that have echoed through the years - no, not on AI, but on Canada's need for a 'national education policy' on this or that. Education in Canada is a provincial responsibility, so it's hard to see how a national policy could be implemented, let alone enforced. Generally, what we see is that a call for a 'national policy' equates to a call for 'federal funding' with the idea of influence through largess (you'll find it near the end of the article, right after 'a national regulatory framework'). But is this what is needed, really? Would we even reach a national consensus AI in education that defines acceptable uses, data protection, cultural sensitivity and integrity & accountability?

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