Manama, October 10 (BNA) Dr. Sheikha Rana bint Isa bin Daij Al Khalifa, Secretary-General and Vice President of the Higher Education Council, stressed the importance of higher education keeping pace with digital technology and the use of artificial intelligence in education. . She pointed to the role of technology in helping students learn and providing academic support to teachers.
Dr. Sheikha Rana bint Isa bin Daij Al Khalifa stated during her sponsorship of the second edition of the Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education, which is organized by the Higher Education Council and the International Group on Artificial Intelligence (IGOAI).
Dr. Sheikha Rana bint Isa bin Daij Al Khalifa said in her opening speech that the report issued by the United Nations expected that the value of investments in research and studies related to artificial intelligence would reach $25.7 billion by 2030. She indicated an increase of $1.1. billion during 2019, which confirms the world’s trend towards technology and artificial intelligence.
The Secretary General of the Higher Education Council stated that the future of technological development does not raise concerns about the jobs in which technology will replace the human mind. She pointed out that the development in artificial intelligence will lead to the creation of new job opportunities in new sectors related to technology and artificial intelligence. She stressed the need to create new university majors and invest in artificial intelligence and technology.
The Conference Chairman and IGOAI Chairman, Dr. Jassim Hajji, expressed his thanks and gratitude to Dr. Sheikha Rana bint Isa bin Daij Al Khalifa for sponsoring the second edition of the conference after the success of the first conference, which dealt with various aspects of the use of the conference. Artificial intelligence in education.
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