Episode 4: Artificial Intelligence

What does artificial intelligence mean for schools and critical thinking?

Three Kyodo News journalists –- Yamaguchi-san, Ed and Su-san –- discuss recent guidelines released by Japan's education ministry which will allow the limited use of AI in the country's schools. They talk about the rapid pace of technological advance in recent years, their educational backgrounds, and hopes for the younger generation.

Article mentioned in the podcast: Japan publishes guidelines allowing limited use of AI in schools

Kyodo News presents a bilingual podcast for English learners about the ins and outs of news writing and how to translate tricky Japanese phrases into English. Have fun listening to journalists discuss recent articles as they occasionally go off on unrelated tangents.


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File photo taken in Chiba Prefecture in June 2023 shows a pupil asking a question on generative AI. (Kyodo)