During the conference “Promoting the Education of the Future: Artificial Intelligence,” the director of the Institute of Education of the State of Aguascalientes, Luis Enrique Gutiérrez, and the rector of Global University, Juan Camilo Mesa, committed to collaborating to ensure that artificial intelligence (AI) does not pose a threat to the educational community but is used as an ethical and beneficial tool.
Chilean specialist Marcela Momberg emphasized in her speech the importance of the educational community, the media, the political sphere, and legal frameworks working together to face technological advancement responsibly. She highlighted that ethics must be a fundamental pillar in the use of AI and raised key questions about its purpose and how to ensure its proper use, especially in educational settings.
Momberg presented alarming data on the early exposure of children to the digital environment, noting that one in three minors suffers from cyberbullying and that the average age at which children receive their first internet-connected device has decreased to 7 or 8 years. She also warned about the growing problem of digital addiction, mentioning that 60% of 15-year-old adolescents report not being able to live without their smartphone, even when it is turned off.
One of the most concerning issues addressed was identity theft, a form of digital harassment that has been on the rise and now affects minors. Momberg explained that although digital platforms try to mitigate this problem, children and adolescents are particularly vulnerable as they lack the necessary tools to understand the impact of identity cloning.
Finally, she called on the educational community to unite in creating strategies that promote the responsible and ethical use of artificial intelligence.
Source: El Heraldo
