Global Education Summit Shifts Tone on AI, Rewards Human-Centric Tech

(Doha, Qatar) — A global education summit concluded on Nov. 25 with a marked shift in tone from the technology-fueled enthusiasm of recent years, instead emphasizing human values and awarding its top prize to a non-profit using artificial intelligence to help teens learn creative skills.

The 12th World Innovation Summit for Education, or WISE, adopted the theme “Humanity.io: Human Values at the Heart of Education,” a deliberate effort to bridge technology and human-centric principles. The “.io,” a common abbreviation for input/output in computer science, symbolized the summit’s call for educational innovation to remain focused on people.