Should artificial intelligence be allowed as a learning tool in schools?

As AI tools like ChatGPT, Copilot, and other large language models become widely accessible, schools and governments around the world are divided: should students be allowed — or even encouraged — to use AI as part of their education? Advocates argue that AI can personalize learning, improve accessibility, and prepare students for a technology-driven workforce. Critics warn it undermines critical thinking, enables academic dishonesty, widens inequality between students with and without access, and replaces the essential human role of teachers. Countries like Sweden, France, and Australia have already adopted opposing policies, making this one of the most actively contested education debates of our time.