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Teachers have raised concerns that artificial intelligence could accelerate the increase of racism and misogyny within Scotland’s schools.

Powerful AIDevices have simplified the process of creating realistic audio and video that seem authentic but are actually produced in a matter of seconds by a computer.

Currently, a teachers’ union has cautioned that, unless steps are taken, AI technologies might be utilized to amplify mistreatment driven by social media.

Matt Wrack from NASUWT, which is holding its annual conference today, cautioned: ‘Artificial intelligence could present a risk to the safety and health of children and school employees.’

Educators are encountering a rise in racist, sexist, and anti-immigrant speech driven by social media, resulting in cases of harassment, intimidation, and physical harm.

Artificial intelligence has the potential to significantly intensify this issue, which is why one of the main challenges for the upcoming Scottish Government should be providing young individuals and educators with the necessary skills to identify and combat online false information, alongside enhanced oversight of AI applications.

Artificial intelligence systems are capable of producing realistic fake images in a matter of seconds. Additionally, these tools can overlay faces onto other individuals to produce what are known as deepfake videos, and they can also create highly realistic videos from just a basic text description.

In conjunction with technology capable of mimicking human voices, educators worry that artificial intelligence systems might be exploited to spread online misinformation and inflammatory content.

Educators have noted social media trends where videos of them have been altered using artificial intelligence to depict them yelling and using offensive language towards students.

Children have utilized AI to generate explicit and violent images of educators for online distribution. Some have been absent from school since videos featuring teachers’ likenesses were inserted into pornographic content.

False social media profiles using teachers’ names are also being created, with a local authority describing them as ‘humiliating, offensive, violent and (occasionally) sexual in content’.

The union is seeking more attention to addressing violence, abuse, and disorder in educational institutions.

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