Artificial intelligence takes the stage: the school of the future is designed at the Milano Luiss Hub

If the school has always been the laboratory of the future, how does its educational mission change in an era in which artificial intelligence is redefining knowledge, skills and human relations? It is from this question that "Educare al Futuro: competenze, intelligenza artificiale e nuove sfide per la scuola" (Educating to the Future: Skills, Artificial Intelligence and New Challenges for Schools) took shape, the event that today brought together at the Milano Luiss Hub numerous teachers from first and second grade secondary schools for a day of training, discussion and inspiration dedicated to the future of didactics.

Promoted by the Luiss Guido Carli University, Deascuola and Intesa Sanpaolo, in collaboration with Accenture and Logotel, the meeting inaugurated a new series of thematic appointments that, until the end of June, will animate the Milano Luiss Hub with the aim of offering students and professors of higher education institutions, concrete tools to manage inside and outside the classroom, the opportunities and risks of artificial intelligence.

The first event took place in the form of round tables, interactive workshops and networking moments, involving experts from the corporate, academic and research worlds. Prof. Giuseppe Francesco Italiano, Vice-Chancellor for Artificial Intelligence and Digital Skills at Luiss, kicked off the cycle of initiatives, stating: "As we speak, artificial intelligence is already inside our schools, universities, companies and the world of work. The real challenge for teachers is to train young people capable not only of using these technologies, but also of understanding them, questioning them and guiding them. Hence the need to provide students with a flexible education, which trains critical thinking and adaptability: only in this way will we prepare knowledgeable citizens who are at the same time protagonists of change".

The event was attended for Intesa Sanpaolo by Elisa Zambito Marsala, Head of Education Ecosystem and Global Value Programs, who developed in particular the topics related to the relationship between labour market needs, future skills and artificial intelligence, with a look at the central role of education and schools.

The Milano Luiss Hub, which hosted the event, is a multidisciplinary space dedicated to the development of traditional and innovative entrepreneurial skills. AI4Society, the Luiss interdisciplinary research centre that studies the impact of AI on society, and Look4ward, Intesa Sanpaolo's Observatory on the Evolution of Skills, developed in partnership with the Luiss Centre for Research in Strategic Change Franco Fontana, operate within the Hub. Together, these realities represent an ecosystem that combines education, research and business, also with the aim of accompanying schools and students in the conscious construction of the digital future.