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Artificial intelligence poses the greatestdangertoeducationand the Government is responding too slowlytothe threat, head teachers have claimed.

AIcould bring the biggest benefit since the printing press but the risks are more severe than any threat that has ever faced schools, accordingtoEpsom Colleges principal Sir Anthony Seldon.

Leaders from the countrys top schools have formed a coalition, led by Sir Anthony,towarn of the very real and present hazards anddangers being presented by the technology.

Totackle this, the group has announced the launch of a new bodytoadvise and protect schools from the risks ofAI.

They wish for collaboration between schoolstoensure thatAIserves the best interest of the pupils and teachers rather than those of largeeducationtechnology companies, the Times reported.

The head teachers of dozens of private and state schools support the initiative, including Helen Pike, the master of Magdalen College School in Oxford, and Alex Russell, the chief executive of BourneEducationTrust, which runs nearly 30 state schools.

The potentialtoaid cheating is a minor concern for head teachers whose fears extendtothe impact on childrens mental and physical health and the future of the teaching profession.

Professor Stuart Russell, one of the godfathers ofAIresearch, warned last week that ministers were not doing enoughtoguard against the possibility of a super intelligent machine wiping out humanity.

Rishi Sunak admitted at the G7 summit this week that guard-rails would havetobe put around it.

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