Education Ministry Buys 20,000 ChatGPT-Edu Licences For Teachers

Bratislava 15 January (TASR) - The Education Ministry has purchased 20,000 licences of the ChatGPT-Edu educational tool for future teachers for around €1.57 million, Education Minister Tomas Drucker (Voice-SD) announced at a press conference on Thursday. According to Drucker, the ministry is entering into a strategic partnership with international company OpenAI. "We're talking about an exceptional success as we enter into a strategic partnership with a global leader in artificial intelligence. Our goal is for future teachers to encounter artificial intelligence and learn how to use this technology in their future work," he said. The minister stressed that this isn't an isolated project but long-term cooperation. He explained that the licences will be available free of charge to university lecturers as well as to students preparing for the teaching profession. "This isn't only about technology, but also about real skills. What we need is to lead children and pupils towards the critical and ethical use of digital tools. However, we need our future teachers to gain real experience with these tools," the minister noted. In Drucker's view, the ministry secured a significant discount when purchasing the licences, with a single licence costing €4.76 per month. He added that the educational version of the tool places emphasis on personal data protection and security and that data from this environment are not to be used to train artificial intelligence models. mf/df