Hong Kong rolls out first AI curriculum for junior secondary students, including lessons on ChatGPT


Hong Kong has rolled out the first curriculum in the city on artificial intelligence for junior secondary students, including on the use of ChatGPT as well as ethics and social impacts of the technology.

According to a memo distributed by the Education Bureau to more than 450 public secondary schools, teachers are asked to incorporate a total of 10 to 14 hours of AI education into the information and communication technology (ICT) subject for Form One to Three students from September.

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