AI can answer questions, but cannot teach children to ask them: Priyank Kharge
Priyank Kharge, Minister for Home, IT-BT, e-Governance in India, stated that Artificial Intelligence can answer questions but cannot cultivate the ability to ask them in children, making teachers indispensable. He emphasized the crucial role of teachers in imparting value-based education, fostering scientific thinking, and encouraging curiosity.
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This statement highlights a critical perspective on the limitations of AI in education and underscores the enduring importance of human teachers in developing essential cognitive and ethical skills in children.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) may provide answers to questions, but it cannot cultivate in children the ability to ask questions, Minister for Home, IT-BT, e-Governance and Kalaburagi district in-charge Priyank Kharge said on Tuesday.
“AI can answer a question when it is asked, but it cannot develop the capacity among children to question. Therefore, teachers cannot be replaced by technology,” Mr. Kharge said, underlining that teachers are indispensable despite the rapid advancement of technology.
He was speaking after inaugurating the district-level Teachers’ Day celebrations for 2026-27, organised jointly by the Zilla Panchayat and the School Education Department at Dr. S.M. Pandit Rangamandira in Kalaburagi.
Underlining the importance of teachers in imparting value-based education to children, Mr. Kharge said their vital responsibility could never be replaced by AI.
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