Sharjah Sets AI Rules for Student Work

Schools in Sharjah will let students use AI tools such as ChatGPT to research topics and explore ideas, but not to write answers or complete assignments for them, Khaleej Times reports. The new ethical framework from the Sharjah Private Education Authority (SPEA) sets expectations for students, teachers, school leaders, parents and IT teams.

Students are expected to produce original work, disclose AI use where appropriate and verify information generated by AI tools. The framework also emphasises privacy, data protection, academic integrity, transparency, human oversight and cybersecurity.

Principals told the paper how they plan to apply it. Sharjah Indian School plans to use assessments such as quizzes that require immediate responses to check students' understanding, and Raffles World Academy Sharjah said its teachers model responsible use.