Education ministers agreed AI must not replace the teacher.
More than 25 education ministers adopted a joint statement in Paris as UNESCO's week closed. They say AI must not replace human relationships in class, and teachers need training first. UNESCO will gather public comments and publish policy briefs at its next meeting in March.
Why it mattersA statement binds nobody, but ministries write school rules from texts like this one. The line it draws is that a tutor may help, not stand in for a teacher.
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