The President of El Salvador, Nayib Bukeleand the billionaire Elon Musk This Thursday they announced an “alliance” for the Deployment of Grok, the artificial intelligence of the social network X, in the country’s public schools.
Bukele, widely popular for his fight against gangs, is pushing for changes to the education system that include new discipline and courtesy rules and a ban on the use of “inclusive language” in state schools.
It is the “first national education program in the world” based on artificial intelligence will provide “personalized learning” through tutoring to more than 1,000,000 studentsMusk-owned company xAI said in a statement. However, xAI did not provide any information about the technical details.
In doing so, El Salvador shows that countries can “reach the top,” with measures ranging from “setting the world standard in security.” Pioneer of AI-powered education“said Bukele, quoted in the text.
“By working with President Bukele to make Grok available to all students in El Salvador, we are putting the most advanced AI directly into the hands of an entire generation,” said Musk, the world’s richest person.
“This initiative will create something adaptive, curriculum-coordinated tutoring that adapts to each student’s pace, preferences, and ability levelto ensure that all children, from urban centers to rural communities, receive a high-quality education tailored to their needs. By developing this system in collaboration with El Salvador, we will generate new methodologies, datasets and frameworks to guide the responsible use of AI in classrooms around the world, with a focus on local contexts, security and human-centered impact,” the company added in the statement, without providing further details on how the integration of AI in classrooms will work.
Grok and GrokipediaMusk’s AI-generated online encyclopedia, has been questioned in countries including France and the United States over alleged biased or unreliable content.
The French justice system is investigating Grok’s operation based on “denial statements” about the Nazi death camp Auschwitz, while a study by American researchers identified thousands of citations to “questionable” and “problematic” sources in Grokipedia.
According to this research, this tendency is more pronounced on controversial political topics or those related to politicians.
Bukele, in power since 2019, is widely known for curbing criminal violence with his “war” on gangs. But human rights groups denounce abuses and say thousands of innocent people are behind bars.
With information from AFP
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