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Fürth Manifesto

Let's equip students, educators and staff with AI literacy

Let's clarify educators needs towards technology providers

Let's prioritise AI safety on the organisational agenda

AI in Education

21 March 2025

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Reimagine Education

Proces overProduct

Reflect & Connect

Enhance, don't Replace

Let's rethink, adapt and innovate educational practices

Let's assess less products but more learning processes

Let's create tech-free spaces for critical reflection and human interaction

Let's ensure AI enhances,not replaces learning

Reflect & Connect

Let's create tech-free spaces for critical reflection and human interaction

The establishment and mantenance of tech-free spaces within educational settings is essential. These spaces foster critical reflection, creativity and deeper human interactions, providing balance in an increasingly digital and ai-driven environment.

Tech Talk

Let's clarify educators needs towards technology providers

From a didactical and pedagocial perspective, there is a critical need to clarify our expectations from (Generative) AI and towards the technology providers that supply these tools and services. Educators must establish and communicate a clear educational vision regarding the integration and accountable, actionable, accessible, ethical and pedagogical use of AI.

AI Ready

Let's equip students and staff with AI literacy

To responsibly and sustainably harness the potential of (generative) AI in education, it is essential to equip all students, educators and staff with AI literacy. This includes understanding:

• how AI functions
• recognising its implications
• learning to creatively
• meaningfully utilise AI tools in various contexts
• critically evaluate its output

Enhance, don't Replace

Let's ensure AI enhances, not replaces learning

If the potential of (generative) AI suggest growing possibilities, our education must clearly difine and safeguard its core institutional purposes and values. This involves articulating precisely what educational outcomes we seek to preserve and promote, ensuring that thechnological advancements serve education rather than overshadow or replace its fundamental goals.

Safety First

Let's prioritise AI safety on the organisational agenda

AI safety should be prioritised on the organisational agenda. While educators and instructional designers may not necessarily need to become technical experts, they should advocate for sufficient resources and multidisciplinary approaches to addres the impacts and risks on fundamental rights, privacy and (cyber)security associated with increased AI integration.

Reimagine Education

Let's rethink, adapt and innovate educational practices

The rise of AI serves as a mirror reflecting outdated practices and amplifying existing gaps in educational systems. Thus, instead of viewing AI solely as a disruption, educators should use this opportunity to rethink, adapt and innovate educational practices to better serve learners' needs in a rapidly evolving technological landscape.

Process over Product

Let's assess less products but more learning processess

With growing consensus that assessment practives will shift from evaluating solely final products to evaluating learning processes, clear strategies must be developed to support this translation. Policy should explicitly state that students retain full responsibility for their work, ensuring AI tools enhance rather than diminish student accountability.