Artificial intelligence, ethics, and education – how to teach AI responsibly?
Over three intensive days of the AI-THOS BootCamp in Ljubljana, together with researchers, academic teachers, and educators from five European countries, we tested and developed new approaches to teaching about artificial intelligence. A key focus was ethics in research and education in the age of AI. As Art Transparent, we are responsible in this project for introducing alternative, artistic educational methods into the program—because we believe that art can be a space for building critical reflection on technology.
Conversations with Jonas Miklavčič from the University of Ljubljana, as well as with Arkadiusz Dyjakon and Tomasz Noszczyk from the Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, showed us how great the need is for dialogue between the worlds of science, art, and culture. For me personally, this meeting was also an opportunity for important discussions with Stimmuli for Social Change, a Greek organization that—like us—focuses on a transformative approach to civic and digital education.
The most memorable experience was the joint session “Exploring Co-Design in Ethics Education for the AI Era,” during which participants from different countries and disciplines—from bioethics to pedagogy—designed lesson models in which technology serves to build sensitivity and agency among learners. Also inspiring was a visit to the oldest public library in Slovenia, located at the Ljubljana Major Seminary.
According to Eurobarometer data, 74% of Europeans believe that AI will significantly change our lives, but only 38% trust research involving it. I believe that spaces of intergenerational, interdisciplinary, and intercultural cooperation—such as AI-THOS—can help us better understand the opportunities and threats arising from the dynamic development of artificial intelligence.
Participation in this event opened new perspectives for Art Transparent: we are planning further educational activities involving artists and teachers that will combine technology with ethics and art. We also see potential for broader engagement in shaping a European strategy for AI education—one based on empathy, solidarity, and shared responsibility.