Using AI Isn’t the Same as Understanding AI — And That Skills Gap Is Growing Using AI Isn’t the Same as Understanding AI — And That Skills Gap Is Growing Artificial intelligence has moved remarkably quickly from something we talked about to something we simply use. Employees are drafting emails with AI, analysing documents, generating presentations, writing code, conducting research and automating everyday tasks. Students are using it to learn. Entrepreneurs are using it to build businesses. Organisations are incorporating AI into workflows that, only a few years ago, were entirely human-driven. But there is an important question hiding behind all this adoption: Do we actually understand the technology we are using? Because knowing how to type a prompt into an AI tool is not the same thing as being AI literate. And that distinction is beco...

Artificial intelligence is no longer something children will only encounter when they enter the workplace. It is already becoming part of how they research, complete assignments, communicate, solve problems and learn.  That raises an important question: Are we preparing children for a technology-driven future, or are we slowly making learning too easy? The answer is probably somewhere in between. AI has enormous potential to improve education, but the real challenge is making sure children learn how to use technology without allowing technology to do all the thinking for them. AI is already part of education Whether schools formally encourage it or not, AI is already making its way into classrooms. Recent data highlighted by the World Economic Forum showed that the share of students using AI for homework support increased from 48% in May 2025 to 62% by December 2025 . Education Week has also reported very high levels of AI use among both teachers and students in US schools, ...