Mr. Kieran Christie:

The problem with AI is simple in many ways. When using traditional methods of cheating in exams and presentation of material, it was easier to get caught than to get away with it. With AI, it is the reverse, in that it is easier to get away with it than get caught. That is at the heart of the dilemma teachers will have to grapple with. It can be done in the bat of an eyelid.

The Deputy pointed to the issues of authentication, indemnity and so on. Teachers are concerned about the authentication side, but they are also concerned about the indemnity side. We have been pressing hard - I mentioned a process we were involved in relating to the public sector agreement - for proper indemnity for teachers so that when they are acting in good faith, there can be no consequences for them.