Greece on Wednesday announced rules for the “safe, transparent and pedagogically responsible” use of artificial intelligence in the country’s schools. Artificial intelligence is allowed in homework, but not during exams and exams, or in evaluating student or teacher performance.
A joint statement by the Department of Education and the Department of Digital Governance said the regulatory framework will ensure that the use of AI remains voluntary for both students and staff.
“The aim is for this technology to act as a tool to support individual effort, critical thinking, and learning, rather than as a replacement for the teacher,” the statement said. “Use of AI tools is voluntary for students and educators, is not tied to assessment, and always occurs under the supervision of faculty.”
The ministries said the new framework explicitly prohibits the creation and distribution of non-consensual deepfake content, the citation of false bibliographies or non-existent sources, the unauthorized development and use of AI applications, and the fully automated assessment of students and faculty.
The statement also said that posting pictures of names, audio samples, marks, health data and other information that could identify students or teachers would be prohibited.
“The use of AI tools during written exams and tests will not be permitted unless strictly regulated use is permitted,” it added. “Student assignments cannot be created in whole or in large part by artificial intelligence applications.”
Each school will have to appoint a teacher responsible for coordinating the use of AI, but access to the AI will be through users logging into the national network of state schools.
