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Scotland's first AI teacher warns pupils: Don't trust everything it tells you
Some teenagers are already using artificial intelligence to tackle homework, revise for exams and sharpen coursework.
At one Scottish school, staff have decided that pretending AI doesn't exist is not an option.
Mearns Castle High School in East Renfrewshire is believed to be the first school in the UK to appoint a dedicated principal teacher of AI literacy, creating a role focused entirely on helping pupils and staff understand the risks and benefits of the powerful new technology.
The job has gone to Jamie Laycock, a former principal teacher of biology, who says schools must help youngsters understand both the opportunities and dangers of AI.
The message underpinning the new role is: "We can't just hope AI goes away".
But rather than teaching pupils to embrace AI, Laycock's mission is to ensure they can question it, challenge it and use it responsibly.
In one of his first lessons, pupils were shown a mixture of real and AI-generated images and asked to spot the fakes.
Laycock says it's becoming increasingly difficult by the day, highlighting the rapid advances in so-called deepfakes.
But identifying fake images is only part of the course.
Laycock also teaches pupils about "hallucinations" where AI confidently provides information it has made up.