The English schools looking to dispel ‘doom and gloom’ around AI

AI is being used to recreate Charles Darwin talking about evolution and to reimagine Luton as a car - and teachers report students are more engaged

Charles Darwin chatting with students about evolution, primary school pupils seeing their writing transformed into images, Luton reimagined as a cool automobile - artificial intelligence is invading schools across England in surprising ways.

While Bridget Phillipson, the education secretary, in January called for a digital revolution" involving AI in schools, it has already begun in places such as Willowdown primary school in Bridgwater, Somerset.