The AI-LEAP project: LEArning Personalization with AI and of AI - Panel Session

The last few years have witnessed a growing attention towards Artificial Intelligence (AI), whose tools and techniques found widespread application with a significant impact on the life of each of us, with normative, political, social, economic, ethical, psychological implications. However, the same years also witnessed a growing gap between the progress of science, on one side, and people's knowledge even of the basic principles of AI, on the other. The complex process of construction/interpretation of the AI-permeated world requires the construction of the right conceptual tools in the people and in the society: “AI is a question of culture”. Multiple competences, and abilities come into play for correctly reading and understanding AI at work, instead of watching it with suspicion or with awe. Personalization is critical to developing methods and techniques that democratise design, innovation, and knowledge creation, and make citizens aware and active members of society. The individual characteristics of the learners play a critical role in preparing them for life with AI and for a potentially unpredictable job market, helping them develop an understanding of how everyday technologies work, to increase the supply of talent, and to train future professionals in a variety of fields and help them understand AI and integrate it into their work in an ethical and safe manner.