South Australia's EdChat - One Giant leap for AI in Australia
Release Date: 10/03/2024
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info_outlineThis week we're joined by the brains behind South Australia's EdChat chatbot. It was the first state in Australia to start pilot a custom built generative AI chatbot for their schools, and we spent some time with the team to understand the success story.
In the podcast, we heard from Simon Chapman (Director of Digital Architecture and Operations) and Cody Little (AI Technical specialist), both from the Department for Education South Australia
Find out more about the South Australia Department AI approach: Artificial intelligence (AI) in schools – information for parents and carers (education.sa.gov.au) and details on their trial - Nation-leading trial in SA schools to focus on the safe use of AI (education.sa.gov.au)
- Microsoft have written a case study on their News Centre here: Learning in the AI era: How South Australia’s Department for Education is empowering students and teachers with AI in the classroom - Microsoft Australia News Centre
- Video of their amazing work: Department for Education South Australia | Reimagine Education 2024
- 9 News report : Artificial intelligence set to shake-up South Australian high schools (9news.com.au)
- AI Safety - AI content safety
- Towards the end of the episode we also talked about Career chat: SA Career Chat