A new elective course for schoolchildren will appear in Belarus — “Applied Artificial Intelligence Technologies”. The Ministry of Education
approved
the program for students in grades 8-11. It will begin to operate as part of extracurricular activities in the 2026/2027 academic year.
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During the elective classes, schoolchildren are to get acquainted with the basics of modern artificial intelligence systems and generative models. They will be taught how to correctly formulate queries for text and graphic neural networks, as well as how to use AI for data analysis, content creation, and information processing.
Special attention will be paid to how to apply AI as an auxiliary tool in learning — for example, as a personal “teacher” for various school subjects.
The program also includes questions of ethics and safety: schoolchildren will be explained how to responsibly and correctly use artificial intelligence technologies.