Australia news live: NSW schools may ban take-home tests over AI concerns; minister calls urgent meeting over airport chaos

The Guardian 

Intervention follows days of delays and a near-miss between two planes on the Sydney aiport tarmac. Prue Car has asked Nesa to'urgently' examine AI and move to protect student learning amid growing evidence the technology is affecting student's cognitive development. Prue Car has asked Nesa to'urgently' examine AI and move to protect student learning amid growing evidence the technology is affecting student's cognitive development. Car said she has asked Nesa to "urgently" examine artificial intelligence and move to protect student learning amid growing evidence the technology is affecting student's cognitive development. Half of students' HSC result is based on school-based assessments, some of which is finished outside the classroom. Artificial intelligence has enormous potential to support teaching and learning, but it should never replace the thinking, creativity, and hard work that education is designed to develop.