Catherine Thorbecke, Columnist

AI Should Be Taught in Prisons, Not Primary Schools

Too young for AI?
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A combustible mix of policymaker FOMO, industry self-interest and parental anxiety about the future of work is fueling Asia’s push to introduce AI into classrooms at ever younger ages.

The result risks turning a generation of developing minds into guinea pigs, while the biggest gains flow not to students, but to tech companies.