ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) first hit the mainstream headlines in 2017 when DeepMind’s AlphaGo beat the world’s top Go player (Go is an abstract strategy board game), a feat thought to be decades away because of the complexity of the game. This breakthrough was originally hailed as a triumph, but, today, many of the founders of AI are warning against the speed at which things are moving. As CEO of DeepMind technologies, Demis Hassabis, told Time: ‘When it comes to very powerful technologies—and obviously AI is going to be one of the most powerful ever—we need to be careful.’
For the education sector, the development of AI tools is a hugely hot topic. Most independent schools are already using AI in the classroom, but, as its prevalence increases, many parents are asking whether this is the right direction of travel. Their concerns are shared by many educators—in May, more than 60 senior education figures signed a letter to The Times written by the head of Epsom College, Sir Anthony Seldon, suggesting that the Government was woefully underprepared to navigate the issue of AI in schools. Sir Anthony wrote that AI could bring the biggest benefit since the printing press, but that it is ‘moving far too quickly for the Government or parliament alone to provide the real-time advice schools need’.
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Kitchen garden cook - Apples
'Sweet and crisp, apples are the epitome of autumn flavour'
The original Mr Rochester
Three classic houses in North Yorkshire have come to the market; the owner of one inspired Charlotte Brontë to write Jane Eyre
Get it write
Desks, once akin to instruments of torture for scribes, have become cherished repositories of memories and secrets. Matthew Dennison charts their evolution
'Sloes hath ben my food'
A possible paint for the Picts and a definite culprit in tea fraud, the cheek-suckingly sour sloe's spiritual home is indisputably in gin, says John Wright
Souvenirs of greatness
FOR many years, some large boxes have been stored and forgotten in the dark recesses of the garage. Unpacked last week, the contents turned out to be pots: some, perhaps, nearing a century old—dense terracotta, of interesting provenance.
Plants for plants' sake
The garden at Hergest Croft, Herefordshire The home of Edward Banks The Banks family is synonymous with an extraordinary collection of trees and shrubs, many of which are presents from distinguished friends, garnered over two centuries. Be prepared to be amazed, says Charles Quest-Ritson
Capturing the castle
Seventy years after Christian Dior’s last fashion show in Scotland, the brand returned under creative director Maria Grazia Chiuri for a celebratory event honouring local craftsmanship, the beauty of the land and the Auld Alliance, explains Kim Parker
Nature's own cathedral
Our tallest native tree 'most lovely of all', the stately beech creates a shaded environment that few plants can survive. John Lewis-Stempel ventures into the enchanted woods
All that money could buy
A new book explores the lost riches of London's grand houses. Its author, Steven Brindle, looks at the residences of plutocrats built by the nouveaux riches of the late-Victorian and Edwardian ages
In with the old
Diamonds are meant to sparkle in candlelight, but many now gather dust in jewellery boxes. To wear them today, we may need to reimagine them, as Hetty Lintell discovers with her grandmother's jewellery
