Guangdong launches AI education from early age

South China's Guangdong province has introduced a new framework and guidance on artificial intelligence education for primary and secondary school students, aiming to boost students' AI literacy from an early age.

According to a news conference held last week in the provincial capital, Guangzhou, the province will require at least six hours of AI education annually for students in grades one through four. Students in grades five and six, as well as those in junior high school, must complete no fewer than 10 hours per year. For senior high school students in grades one and two, the guidance mandates at least one AI class hour every two weeks.

Lin Rupeng, director of the Department of Education of Guangdong Province, said the initiative is intended to strengthen students' foundational knowledge of AI and cultivate future "AI+"interdisciplinary talent to support high-quality development in the region.