International Day of Education 2025 Global Event - Artificial Intelligence and Education: Preserving Human Agency in a World of Automation

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The 2025 International Day of Education – AI and Education: Preserving Human Agency in a World of Automation – will explore how education can help people understand and steer AI to better ensure that they retain control over this new class of technology and are able to direct it towards desired objectives that respect human rights and advance progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals.

As computer and AI-driven systems become more powerful, the boundaries between human intention and machine-driven action often blur. This raises critical questions about how to protect and, ideally, elevate human agency in an age of technological acceleration and expanding automation. 

UNESCO is organizing a full-day, in-person event at its headquarters in Paris on 24 January 2025 aiming to:

• Examine new possibilities offered by AI, especially for teaching, learning, assessment and educational administration;
• Promote the development of critical AI literacies by equipping educators and learners with the competencies needed to understand, use and influence AI technologies, in line with the UNESCO AI competency frameworks for teachers and students;
• Ensure that AI complements, rather than replaces, the essential human elements of learning, including the cultivation of in-person relationships and emotional intelligence.

To ensure maximum reach and inclusivity, the plenary sessions will be live-streamed, and interpretation will be provided in English and French.