So you make it demonstrate the ground facts. Show formal proofs, link to and reference specific documents and fragments in a document database. It wouldn't really be that hard to build a harness with specific support for these things (e.g. performing a tool call that then has UX to highlight fact-checked claims and link to details/references)."},"story_title":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"Norway imposes near ban on AI in elementary school"},"story_url":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"https://www.reuters.com/technology/norway-imposes-near-ban-ai-elementary-school-2026-06-19/"}},"_tags":["comment","author_ndriscoll","story_48600093"],"author":"ndriscoll","comment_text":"Right now at least, if empirical testing shows poor results and anecdotal usage shows great ones, I'd say that in fact anecdotal evidence holds much more weight. The empirical testing is just bad.
So you make it demonstrate the ground facts. Show formal proofs, link to and reference specific documents and fragments in a document database. It wouldn't really be that hard to build a harness with specific support for these things (e.g. performing a tool call that then has UX to highlight fact-checked claims and link to details/references).","created_at":"2026-06-25T19:29:49Z","created_at_i":1782415789,"objectID":"48678118","parent_id":48611260,"story_id":48600093,"story_title":"Norway imposes near ban on AI in elementary school","story_url":"https://www.reuters.com/technology/norway-imposes-near-ban-ai-elementary-school-2026-06-19/","updated_at":"2026-06-25T19:33:52Z"},{"_highlightResult":{"author":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"FloorEgg"},"comment_text":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"It's not just being ignored, I was down voted and argued with for trying to make this point."},"story_title":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"Norway imposes near ban on AI in elementary school"},"story_url":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"https://www.reuters.com/technology/norway-imposes-near-ban-ai-elementary-school-2026-06-19/"}},"_tags":["comment","author_FloorEgg","story_48600093"],"author":"FloorEgg","comment_text":"It's not just being ignored, I was down voted and argued with for trying to make this point.","created_at":"2026-06-22T22:05:15Z","created_at_i":1782165915,"objectID":"48636901","parent_id":48607908,"story_id":48600093,"story_title":"Norway imposes near ban on AI in elementary school","story_url":"https://www.reuters.com/technology/norway-imposes-near-ban-ai-elementary-school-2026-06-19/","updated_at":"2026-06-22T22:10:44Z"},{"_highlightResult":{"author":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"bendriv"},"comment_text":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"The post from my feed: https://davidepstein.substack.com/p/how-to-use-chatgpt-witho..., with the corresponding article: https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.08872"},"story_title":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"Norway imposes near ban on AI in elementary school"},"story_url":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"https://www.reuters.com/technology/norway-imposes-near-ban-ai-elementary-school-2026-06-19/"}},"_tags":["comment","author_bendriv","story_48600093"],"author":"bendriv","comment_text":"The post from my feed: https://davidepstein.substack.com/p/how-to-use-chatgpt-witho..., with the corresponding article: https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.08872","created_at":"2026-06-22T09:21:48Z","created_at_i":1782120108,"objectID":"48627801","parent_id":48612857,"story_id":48600093,"story_title":"Norway imposes near ban on AI in elementary school","story_url":"https://www.reuters.com/technology/norway-imposes-near-ban-ai-elementary-school-2026-06-19/","updated_at":"2026-06-23T11:58:29Z"},{"_highlightResult":{"author":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"bendriv"},"comment_text":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"Completely agree, and I think outsourcing critical thinking to AI is a bad idea for learning. Here is one study that researched AI assistance in a writing/learning context: https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.08872.
The teachers that have instructed using AI for assistance in our school seems focused on teaching how to technically use specifically ChatGPT (that particular product, not AI in general), and on the courage to speak in front of people. Learning how to speak in front of people is a noble goal, but I believe any person would be better prepared for speaking if they had done the hard work of writing in the first place."},"story_title":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"Norway imposes near ban on AI in elementary school"},"story_url":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"https://www.reuters.com/technology/norway-imposes-near-ban-ai-elementary-school-2026-06-19/"}},"_tags":["comment","author_bendriv","story_48600093"],"author":"bendriv","comment_text":"Completely agree, and I think outsourcing critical thinking to AI is a bad idea for learning. Here is one study that researched AI assistance in a writing/learning context: https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.08872.
The teachers that have instructed using AI for assistance in our school seems focused on teaching how to technically use specifically ChatGPT (that particular product, not AI in general), and on the courage to speak in front of people. Learning how to speak in front of people is a noble goal, but I believe any person would be better prepared for speaking if they had done the hard work of writing in the first place.","created_at":"2026-06-22T09:20:16Z","created_at_i":1782120016,"objectID":"48627788","parent_id":48616931,"story_id":48600093,"story_title":"Norway imposes near ban on AI in elementary school","story_url":"https://www.reuters.com/technology/norway-imposes-near-ban-ai-elementary-school-2026-06-19/","updated_at":"2026-06-22T09:24:40Z"},{"_highlightResult":{"author":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"spwa4"},"comment_text":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"... and teachers will just not do this. So maybe having AI grade a million tests instead can help.
I mean is this being done to help kids? Or to protect the jobs of teachers who have no real interest in teaching?"},"story_title":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"Norway imposes near ban on AI in elementary school"},"story_url":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"https://www.reuters.com/technology/norway-imposes-near-ban-ai-elementary-school-2026-06-19/"}},"_tags":["comment","author_spwa4","story_48600093"],"author":"spwa4","comment_text":"... and teachers will just not do this. So maybe having AI grade a million tests instead can help.
I mean is this being done to help kids? Or to protect the jobs of teachers who have no real interest in teaching?","created_at":"2026-06-22T09:00:36Z","created_at_i":1782118836,"objectID":"48627630","parent_id":48607437,"story_id":48600093,"story_title":"Norway imposes near ban on AI in elementary school","story_url":"https://www.reuters.com/technology/norway-imposes-near-ban-ai-elementary-school-2026-06-19/","updated_at":"2026-06-22T15:06:42Z"},{"_highlightResult":{"author":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"insane_dreamer"},"comment_text":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"> what you're asking is the impact of undoing this
I was being sarcastic. But this could become a serious question: in the (near) future, if academic skills no longer matter for the vast majority of jobs, then the State's responsibility to fund public education will be called into question -- maybe it would stop at 14 when kids can read/write and do basic math. If you want more, do it on your own dime.
I hope not, but we already have the Trump WH trying to chip away at public education - and that's without AI in the picture."},"story_title":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"Norway imposes near ban on AI in elementary school"},"story_url":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"https://www.reuters.com/technology/norway-imposes-near-ban-ai-elementary-school-2026-06-19/"}},"_tags":["comment","author_insane_dreamer","story_48600093"],"author":"insane_dreamer","comment_text":"> what you're asking is the impact of undoing this
I was being sarcastic. But this could become a serious question: in the (near) future, if academic skills no longer matter for the vast majority of jobs, then the State's responsibility to fund public education will be called into question -- maybe it would stop at 14 when kids can read/write and do basic math. If you want more, do it on your own dime.
I hope not, but we already have the Trump WH trying to chip away at public education - and that's without AI in the picture.","created_at":"2026-06-21T22:41:14Z","created_at_i":1782081674,"objectID":"48623337","parent_id":48614198,"story_id":48600093,"story_title":"Norway imposes near ban on AI in elementary school","story_url":"https://www.reuters.com/technology/norway-imposes-near-ban-ai-elementary-school-2026-06-19/","updated_at":"2026-06-21T22:45:08Z"},{"_highlightResult":{"author":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"asdff"},"comment_text":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"It would be a shitty tutor if they never asked to see your textbook and what sort of material you'd work on. You'd legitimately waste time covering stuff that won't ever be tested."},"story_title":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"Norway imposes near ban on AI in elementary school"},"story_url":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"https://www.reuters.com/technology/norway-imposes-near-ban-ai-elementary-school-2026-06-19/"}},"_tags":["comment","author_asdff","story_48600093"],"author":"asdff","comment_text":"It would be a shitty tutor if they never asked to see your textbook and what sort of material you'd work on. You'd legitimately waste time covering stuff that won't ever be tested.","created_at":"2026-06-21T18:03:30Z","created_at_i":1782065010,"objectID":"48621068","parent_id":48607889,"story_id":48600093,"story_title":"Norway imposes near ban on AI in elementary school","story_url":"https://www.reuters.com/technology/norway-imposes-near-ban-ai-elementary-school-2026-06-19/","updated_at":"2026-06-21T18:06:53Z"},{"_highlightResult":{"author":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"WalterBright"},"comment_text":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"> instead of 50lbs of back-breaking books
Are you joking? I carried one or two books from the locker to class, if that.
> instead of spending an hour looking at World Books
I had a set of World Books. Looking things up in it usually meant encountering a number of other interesting entries in it. I never ever spent an hour looking up something. It is alphabetized, after all."},"story_title":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"Norway imposes near ban on AI in elementary school"},"story_url":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"https://www.reuters.com/technology/norway-imposes-near-ban-ai-elementary-school-2026-06-19/"}},"_tags":["comment","author_WalterBright","story_48600093"],"author":"WalterBright","comment_text":"> instead of 50lbs of back-breaking books
Are you joking? I carried one or two books from the locker to class, if that.
> instead of spending an hour looking at World Books
I had a set of World Books. Looking things up in it usually meant encountering a number of other interesting entries in it. I never ever spent an hour looking up something. It is alphabetized, after all.","created_at":"2026-06-21T17:04:14Z","created_at_i":1782061454,"objectID":"48620531","parent_id":48613926,"story_id":48600093,"story_title":"Norway imposes near ban on AI in elementary school","story_url":"https://www.reuters.com/technology/norway-imposes-near-ban-ai-elementary-school-2026-06-19/","updated_at":"2026-06-21T17:09:07Z"},{"_highlightResult":{"author":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"WalterBright"},"comment_text":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"You are correct that it does help with disabled students. The overwhelming majority of students, however, are not disabled and are not helped by technology."},"story_title":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"Norway imposes near ban on AI in elementary school"},"story_url":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"https://www.reuters.com/technology/norway-imposes-near-ban-ai-elementary-school-2026-06-19/"}},"_tags":["comment","author_WalterBright","story_48600093"],"author":"WalterBright","comment_text":"You are correct that it does help with disabled students. The overwhelming majority of students, however, are not disabled and are not helped by technology.","created_at":"2026-06-21T17:00:50Z","created_at_i":1782061250,"objectID":"48620505","parent_id":48617920,"story_id":48600093,"story_title":"Norway imposes near ban on AI in elementary school","story_url":"https://www.reuters.com/technology/norway-imposes-near-ban-ai-elementary-school-2026-06-19/","updated_at":"2026-06-21T17:03:52Z"},{"_highlightResult":{"author":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"somenameforme"},"comment_text":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"Two things on this. The first is that at least in the EU they are actively pursuing reasonable technological solutions. [1] The second is that most of the 'usual suspects', the sites people are seeking to regulate, already require a phone number for an account. That enables tracking to a far greater due to a much larger traceable footprint than ID does, even if prevented directly. Even ID numbers are not particularly useful because most change whereas people usually try to keep the same phone number.
And on top of this those sites also have a tendency of demanding ID at their own whimsical and arbitrary discretion and often in even more invasive ways, like requiring a selfie of a person holding their ID along with a scanned, not even photographed, image of said id with all details clearly visible.
[1] - https://ec.europa.eu/digital-building-blocks/sites/spaces/EU..."},"story_title":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"Norway imposes near ban on AI in elementary school"},"story_url":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"https://www.reuters.com/technology/norway-imposes-near-ban-ai-elementary-school-2026-06-19/"}},"_tags":["comment","author_somenameforme","story_48600093"],"author":"somenameforme","comment_text":"Two things on this. The first is that at least in the EU they are actively pursuing reasonable technological solutions. [1] The second is that most of the 'usual suspects', the sites people are seeking to regulate, already require a phone number for an account. That enables tracking to a far greater due to a much larger traceable footprint than ID does, even if prevented directly. Even ID numbers are not particularly useful because most change whereas people usually try to keep the same phone number.
And on top of this those sites also have a tendency of demanding ID at their own whimsical and arbitrary discretion and often in even more invasive ways, like requiring a selfie of a person holding their ID along with a scanned, not even photographed, image of said id with all details clearly visible.
[1] - https://ec.europa.eu/digital-building-blocks/sites/spaces/EU...","created_at":"2026-06-21T16:56:41Z","created_at_i":1782061001,"objectID":"48620467","parent_id":48607778,"story_id":48600093,"story_title":"Norway imposes near ban on AI in elementary school","story_url":"https://www.reuters.com/technology/norway-imposes-near-ban-ai-elementary-school-2026-06-19/","updated_at":"2026-06-21T16:58:37Z"},{"_highlightResult":{"author":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"somenameforme"},"comment_text":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"In the US more than 20% of kids are obese. Keeping in mind their absurdo high metabolisms, that requires just copious amounts of endless crap, and an excessive intake of sugar in particular. The reason this is the case is largely because this sort of consumption is perfectly normalized. We don't even have terms for addictions to sugar or eating.
By contrast, the rate of alcoholism among youth is extremely low. What do you think it would be if alcohol were completely legal? Prohibition on something doesn't mean it disappears. I fully expect my children to have some drinks when they go to parties, as I did. And I also fully expect they'll try, and fail, to hide their breath/drunkenness from me. And that's fine, I'll also play the role of being tricked. The whole point of the prohibition is that it denormalizes the behavior and keeps it hidden away, which does an overall phenomenal job of minimizing excessive consumption."},"story_title":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"Norway imposes near ban on AI in elementary school"},"story_url":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"https://www.reuters.com/technology/norway-imposes-near-ban-ai-elementary-school-2026-06-19/"}},"_tags":["comment","author_somenameforme","story_48600093"],"author":"somenameforme","comment_text":"In the US more than 20% of kids are obese. Keeping in mind their absurdo high metabolisms, that requires just copious amounts of endless crap, and an excessive intake of sugar in particular. The reason this is the case is largely because this sort of consumption is perfectly normalized. We don't even have terms for addictions to sugar or eating.
By contrast, the rate of alcoholism among youth is extremely low. What do you think it would be if alcohol were completely legal? Prohibition on something doesn't mean it disappears. I fully expect my children to have some drinks when they go to parties, as I did. And I also fully expect they'll try, and fail, to hide their breath/drunkenness from me. And that's fine, I'll also play the role of being tricked. The whole point of the prohibition is that it denormalizes the behavior and keeps it hidden away, which does an overall phenomenal job of minimizing excessive consumption.","created_at":"2026-06-21T16:32:37Z","created_at_i":1782059557,"objectID":"48620276","parent_id":48611491,"story_id":48600093,"story_title":"Norway imposes near ban on AI in elementary school","story_url":"https://www.reuters.com/technology/norway-imposes-near-ban-ai-elementary-school-2026-06-19/","updated_at":"2026-06-21T17:05:07Z"},{"_highlightResult":{"author":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"theptip"},"comment_text":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"> I haven't seen anyone say the best education would be pure-human provided
I took GP to be saying exactly that, and the OP\u2019s full ban on AI in schools is also enforcing pure-human.
> I don't know if you used AI to learn about what you were arguing with and gather information to back up your argument
Accusing someone of mindless AI slop is a bad faith read. It\u2019s also against the HN community guidelines. Please don\u2019t do this."},"story_title":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"Norway imposes near ban on AI in elementary school"},"story_url":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"https://www.reuters.com/technology/norway-imposes-near-ban-ai-elementary-school-2026-06-19/"}},"_tags":["comment","author_theptip","story_48600093"],"author":"theptip","comment_text":"> I haven't seen anyone say the best education would be pure-human provided
I took GP to be saying exactly that, and the OP\u2019s full ban on AI in schools is also enforcing pure-human.
> I don't know if you used AI to learn about what you were arguing with and gather information to back up your argument
Accusing someone of mindless AI slop is a bad faith read. It\u2019s also against the HN community guidelines. Please don\u2019t do this.","created_at":"2026-06-21T16:13:11Z","created_at_i":1782058391,"objectID":"48620133","parent_id":48618502,"story_id":48600093,"story_title":"Norway imposes near ban on AI in elementary school","story_url":"https://www.reuters.com/technology/norway-imposes-near-ban-ai-elementary-school-2026-06-19/","updated_at":"2026-06-21T16:16:38Z"},{"_highlightResult":{"author":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"arendtio"},"comment_text":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"Actually, calculators were banned in my school until 10th grade or so. I understood the reasoning at the time and still think it was a good thing.
But I think the AI topic is a double-edged sword. Those tools can help tremendously when used in the right setting (e.g., similar to how brilliant.org works) and can easily spoil the whole learning effort when used wrongly.
I am not convinced that a ban is the solution, but probably better than doing nothing."},"story_title":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"Norway imposes near ban on AI in elementary school"},"story_url":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"https://www.reuters.com/technology/norway-imposes-near-ban-ai-elementary-school-2026-06-19/"}},"_tags":["comment","author_arendtio","story_48600093"],"author":"arendtio","comment_text":"Actually, calculators were banned in my school until 10th grade or so. I understood the reasoning at the time and still think it was a good thing.
But I think the AI topic is a double-edged sword. Those tools can help tremendously when used in the right setting (e.g., similar to how brilliant.org works) and can easily spoil the whole learning effort when used wrongly.
I am not convinced that a ban is the solution, but probably better than doing nothing.","created_at":"2026-06-21T15:49:08Z","created_at_i":1782056948,"objectID":"48619926","parent_id":48603801,"story_id":48600093,"story_title":"Norway imposes near ban on AI in elementary school","story_url":"https://www.reuters.com/technology/norway-imposes-near-ban-ai-elementary-school-2026-06-19/","updated_at":"2026-06-21T15:50:38Z"},{"_highlightResult":{"author":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"derwiki"},"comment_text":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"Compounding one probabilistic LLM with another seems to compound the probabilistic nature, not reduce it."},"story_title":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"Norway imposes near ban on AI in elementary school"},"story_url":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"https://www.reuters.com/technology/norway-imposes-near-ban-ai-elementary-school-2026-06-19/"}},"_tags":["comment","author_derwiki","story_48600093"],"author":"derwiki","comment_text":"Compounding one probabilistic LLM with another seems to compound the probabilistic nature, not reduce it.","created_at":"2026-06-21T15:29:13Z","created_at_i":1782055753,"objectID":"48619773","parent_id":48605812,"story_id":48600093,"story_title":"Norway imposes near ban on AI in elementary school","story_url":"https://www.reuters.com/technology/norway-imposes-near-ban-ai-elementary-school-2026-06-19/","updated_at":"2026-06-24T05:17:47Z"},{"_highlightResult":{"author":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"derwiki"},"comment_text":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"\u201cBoohoo\u201d is fine, but I think the reality is one of a) come to the school and scream at someone b) or threaten violence or c) a lawsuit."},"story_title":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"Norway imposes near ban on AI in elementary school"},"story_url":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"https://www.reuters.com/technology/norway-imposes-near-ban-ai-elementary-school-2026-06-19/"}},"_tags":["comment","author_derwiki","story_48600093"],"author":"derwiki","comment_text":"\u201cBoohoo\u201d is fine, but I think the reality is one of a) come to the school and scream at someone b) or threaten violence or c) a lawsuit.","created_at":"2026-06-21T13:37:54Z","created_at_i":1782049074,"objectID":"48618876","parent_id":48609965,"story_id":48600093,"story_title":"Norway imposes near ban on AI in elementary school","story_url":"https://www.reuters.com/technology/norway-imposes-near-ban-ai-elementary-school-2026-06-19/","updated_at":"2026-06-21T13:39:22Z"},{"_highlightResult":{"author":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"froggit"},"comment_text":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"I'd prefer a grumpy teacher over one that cheerfully gaslights me."},"story_title":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"Norway imposes near ban on AI in elementary school"},"story_url":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"https://www.reuters.com/technology/norway-imposes-near-ban-ai-elementary-school-2026-06-19/"}},"_tags":["comment","author_froggit","story_48600093"],"author":"froggit","comment_text":"I'd prefer a grumpy teacher over one that cheerfully gaslights me.","created_at":"2026-06-21T13:06:51Z","created_at_i":1782047211,"objectID":"48618640","parent_id":48605438,"story_id":48600093,"story_title":"Norway imposes near ban on AI in elementary school","story_url":"https://www.reuters.com/technology/norway-imposes-near-ban-ai-elementary-school-2026-06-19/","updated_at":"2026-06-21T13:07:52Z"},{"_highlightResult":{"author":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"froggit"},"comment_text":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"> I also disagree with the essentialist position that the best education possible must be pure-human provided. Maybe if cost is no object and you have a 24/7 human tutor on speed dial for each kid, that would be superior to any AI-assisted form. But it seems pretty obvious to me that human+ai could deliver better results than human alone, in the same way that AI is very clearly enabling GPs to broaden their diagnostic ability, spend more time connecting with patients, and reduce their paperwork toil, when deployed with care.
You seem to think you're making some kind of valid argument here by backing up your opinion about one thing by providing evidence of something unrelated aside from both things happening to involve AI. I'm guessing only reason it seems obvious to you is because it's not obvious to you that what you're disagreeing is something different than what's going on to begin with.
I haven't seen anyone say the best education would be pure-human provided. The entire point of the article is that the effect AI has had on the education of children so far has not been beneficial.
The fact that AI useful for GPs for getting relatively simple yet time consuming administrative work taken care of has nothing to do with children's education. GPs aren't doing paperwork to develop their fundamental reading and math skills. Less time dealing with the non-medical portions of running a practice means they can spend more time with their patients. Spending more time with their patients allows them to better understand their symptoms and make a better informed, more accurate diagnosis even if AI is never used in a patient-facing capacity. In no way does that indicate that AI is currently a suitable to deploy in education.
I don't know if you used AI to learn about what you were arguing with and gather information to back up your argument, but if you did then that's another example of why there's so much concern about little kids using it. Eventually it will be worked into something without such a double edged nature when applied to early learning. Everyone already knows it can be an educational boon for people who have the skills to use it properly. So far, statistics indicate students do not have those skills. The rate of failure among undergraduate students is only continuing to accelerate."},"story_title":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"Norway imposes near ban on AI in elementary school"},"story_url":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"https://www.reuters.com/technology/norway-imposes-near-ban-ai-elementary-school-2026-06-19/"}},"_tags":["comment","author_froggit","story_48600093"],"author":"froggit","children":[48620133],"comment_text":"> I also disagree with the essentialist position that the best education possible must be pure-human provided. Maybe if cost is no object and you have a 24/7 human tutor on speed dial for each kid, that would be superior to any AI-assisted form. But it seems pretty obvious to me that human+ai could deliver better results than human alone, in the same way that AI is very clearly enabling GPs to broaden their diagnostic ability, spend more time connecting with patients, and reduce their paperwork toil, when deployed with care.
You seem to think you're making some kind of valid argument here by backing up your opinion about one thing by providing evidence of something unrelated aside from both things happening to involve AI. I'm guessing only reason it seems obvious to you is because it's not obvious to you that what you're disagreeing is something different than what's going on to begin with.
I haven't seen anyone say the best education would be pure-human provided. The entire point of the article is that the effect AI has had on the education of children so far has not been beneficial.
The fact that AI useful for GPs for getting relatively simple yet time consuming administrative work taken care of has nothing to do with children's education. GPs aren't doing paperwork to develop their fundamental reading and math skills. Less time dealing with the non-medical portions of running a practice means they can spend more time with their patients. Spending more time with their patients allows them to better understand their symptoms and make a better informed, more accurate diagnosis even if AI is never used in a patient-facing capacity. In no way does that indicate that AI is currently a suitable to deploy in education.
I don't know if you used AI to learn about what you were arguing with and gather information to back up your argument, but if you did then that's another example of why there's so much concern about little kids using it. Eventually it will be worked into something without such a double edged nature when applied to early learning. Everyone already knows it can be an educational boon for people who have the skills to use it properly. So far, statistics indicate students do not have those skills. The rate of failure among undergraduate students is only continuing to accelerate.","created_at":"2026-06-21T12:51:26Z","created_at_i":1782046286,"objectID":"48618502","parent_id":48610890,"story_id":48600093,"story_title":"Norway imposes near ban on AI in elementary school","story_url":"https://www.reuters.com/technology/norway-imposes-near-ban-ai-elementary-school-2026-06-19/","updated_at":"2026-06-21T16:14:07Z"},{"_highlightResult":{"author":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"lazyasciiart"},"comment_text":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"So you\u2019re saying that educational technology has no noticeable negative impact on educational results. Since we know it has some practical benefits, such as accessibility, that would be a strong argument for using it."},"story_title":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"Norway imposes near ban on AI in elementary school"},"story_url":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"https://www.reuters.com/technology/norway-imposes-near-ban-ai-elementary-school-2026-06-19/"}},"_tags":["comment","author_lazyasciiart","story_48600093"],"author":"lazyasciiart","children":[48620505],"comment_text":"So you\u2019re saying that educational technology has no noticeable negative impact on educational results. Since we know it has some practical benefits, such as accessibility, that would be a strong argument for using it.","created_at":"2026-06-21T11:26:39Z","created_at_i":1782041199,"objectID":"48617920","parent_id":48606746,"story_id":48600093,"story_title":"Norway imposes near ban on AI in elementary school","story_url":"https://www.reuters.com/technology/norway-imposes-near-ban-ai-elementary-school-2026-06-19/","updated_at":"2026-06-21T17:01:32Z"},{"_highlightResult":{"author":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"ifwinterco"},"comment_text":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"This happens in the UK but only if you're literally disabled in some way so you can't write by hand, everyone else still uses pen and paper for all exams.
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