Schools are Starting to Teach AI Literacy. For Many, That Means Helping Kids See Chatbots' Flaws

Experts say true AI literacy is about much more than learning how to use generative AI. It's also about learning when not to.

Schools are Starting to Teach AI Literacy. For Many, That Means Helping Kids See Chatbots' Flaws
Photo of Amanda Bickerstaff, CEO of AI for Education, on July 22, 2026, by Mic Smith/AP

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C., Aug. 21, 2026 (AP) — Artificial intelligence chatbots have become the bane of teachers everywhere, but to prepare for the new school year, a group of educators in Charleston, South Carolina, packed into a high school auditorium and talked about inviting AI into the classroom.

The teachers and principals watched as an instructor prompted an AI tool to “create a map of the world.”

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