Foundational Gen AI Literacy and Skills for All Students, Teachers and Educators

Name and Constituency of Member of Parliament

Mr Patrick Tay Teck Guan, Pioneer

Question

To ask the Minister for Education whether the Ministry has any plans to measure and ensure that all students, teachers, and educators acquire foundational literacy and skills in generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI), including how to identify false or misleading information produced by Gen AI, also known as "Gen AI hallucinations", to improve their competency in an increasingly Gen AI-driven workforce.

Response

1. The Ministry of Education (MOE) develops students' and teachers' foundational AI literacy and skills in generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) in a number of ways.

2. Students develop digital competencies like digital safety and security, and digital knowledge currency, which has been updated to include AI literacies such as to think critically about AI's biases, question AI outputs and to discern and identify false or misleading information produced by AI. These are developed through the curriculum, co-curriculum and other enrichment opportunities such as in Cyber Wellness lessons and AI literacy modules in the Code for Fun programme in primary and secondary schools.

3. Teachers also have opportunities to attain foundational knowledge of AI. They are provided with guidance on the ethical and pedagogical considerations on AI use to understand its associated risks and limitations, and to use AI effectively and in an age-appropriate manner.

4. As GenAI, and correspondingly what constitutes AI literacy, is still evolving, MOE will continue to monitor developments, and consider how best to measure AI literacy in due course.