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Artificial intelligence has entered classrooms faster than many anticipated. In a recent discussion, Barbara Wainwright, Tor Arne Jorgensen, Professor Jim Treleaven, Deanna Brakefield, and PHred explored how schools can embrace AI while safeguarding creativity, ethics, and critical thinking. Tor Arne Jorgensen described the current reality in his classrooms: “We’re working closely with OpenAI, and we’re using ChatGPT as the main platform. The challenge is keeping up, because AI isn’t moving in baby steps—it’s moving in quantum leaps.” For him, the core concern is ensuring students don’t become passive. “We are teaching them to use it in a good manner, so it isn’t becoming a crutch, where the AI does all the job and students stop being creative.” Barbara Wainwright agreed, emphasizing AI as a support system, not a substitute: “AI is an incredible tool, but it can’t replace the human ability to imagine, reflect, and innovate. Teachers have to guide students to see it as a partner in learning rather than a rep