UAE makes AI a required K-12 subject, teaching children how it works and fails

The United Arab Emirates became the first country to make AI a required K-12 subject, and schools teach younger pupils about AI through discussion and role-play rather than independent use.

Dubai's Knowledge and Human Development Authority is developing a policy framework and a 10-year roadmap, and the government plans to train 22,000 teachers to use AI for teaching and lesson planning.

Schools restrict students to approved apps, while New York City and Norway have moved to limit student-facing generative AI.