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AI in early years: A helping hand or hype?

This week, I want to examine how, or indeed if, artificial intelligence (AI) can help with daily office tasks.
June O'Sullivan is chief executive of London Early Years Foundation (LEYF)

I am coming at this whole AI world with an open mind, which is my advice to anyone exploring it. New technology is often embraced enthusiastically by early adopters, while the rest of us follow – usually with less excitement – after experiencing the gap between bold promises and underwhelming delivery. Therefore, it’s best to maintain restrained optimism.

One of the most common conversations in the early childhood education and care (ECEC) sector is the one where we talk about how to reduce time spent on support and admin activities, so that we have more time for the actual pedagogical engagement with the children.

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