AI use in Singapore schools kept age-appropriate, with focus on learning not shortcuts: Desmond Lee
Singapore's Education Minister Desmond Lee said AI use in schools is kept age-appropriate to support learning, with built-in safety guardrails to protect students' interests and privacy. Students are taught to use AI tools critically and not as shortcuts, with consequences for academic dishonesty.
Singapore's Education Minister Desmond Lee stated that AI use in schools is balanced and age-appropriate to support students' learning. The Ministry of Education (MOE) has a tiered framework for AI use, starting with physical hands-on learning for Primary 1 to 3 students. From Primary 4, students use educational AI tools under teacher supervision. MOE's AI tools have built-in safety guardrails to protect students' interests, privacy, and well-being. Data from MOE-built AI tools is anonymised and not used to train external models. Students are taught that AI must not be used as shortcuts, and those who pass off AI-generated content as their own will face consequences for academic dishonesty.
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