Our Hong Kong FoundationJanuary 2026 「AI in Education」≠「AI Education」 AI in Education ClassroomInteraction AIin Education Student Assessment Example StudentAssessment Markingassignments/examinations,providing assignment feedback AI in Education AI in Education With the assistance of AI tools, teachers can focus more on optimising teachingstrategies and assisting students in need AI integration in education is emerging as a globaltrend, with international Medium to long-term goal of AI-in-education: All subjects in primary andsecondary schools should be able to effectively utilise AI to assist teaching AI is profoundly reshaping the landscape of education. OHKF conductsresearch on the application of AI in teaching and learning Research Partner •Explore the impact of AI applications on primary and secondaryschool teachers and students, aiming to cultivate future talents •From July to December 2025, we have conducted a survey titled“The Application of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Tools in Teachingand Learning in Hong Kong” amongprimary and secondaryschool principals, teachers, and students, and have carried out •We hope to understand the status, needs, and challenges ofteachers and students in using AI tools,in order todevelopappropriate strategies andutiliseAI to empower education Part 1:Survey Results and Analysis Observation 1: AI is deeply integrated into teaching and learning, with over Most frequently used tools are POE and Deepseek,but AI tool Primary purposes of AI for teachers and students Observation 2a:AItoolsmay pose potential risks to students’ Overusing AI can lead to cognitive regression,accumulating“cognitive debt” in the long-term Cognitive debtShort-sighted trade-off: sacrificing long-term cognitivedevelopment for short term convenience A study of the influence of AI-assistedwriting on cognitive abilities Participants are assigned into three groups: Observation 2b:Students' awareness of privacy and security risks Observation 3:Currentteachertrainingmaybe insufficient tobuildeffective AIskills among teachers and students Observation 3:Currentteachertrainingmaybe insufficient tobuildeffective AIskills among teachers and students. Subjects with higher AI integrationin teaching •Is AI being used appropriatelyand effectively to enhanceteaching and learningoutcomes?•Or is it being used merely forthe sake of using it? Survey Analysis Summary AI is deeply integrated intoteaching and learning, with over90% of teachers and students •Teachers mainly use AI for teaching assistance (57%) and handling administrative tasks (26%);students mainly use AI to search for information (35%) and complete homework and reports (29%) •Teachers are generally concerned that students’ over-reliance on AI could undermine students’ •54% of teachers are worried about the privacy issues posed by AI tools; 37% of students areconcerned that AI tools might disclose their inputted questions and data to others •On a self-reported scale of 1 to 10,teachers rated their AI proficiency at 5, while students rated theirsat 6.5 Part 2:Future policy direction Future Policy Directions F u t u r eP o l i c y D i r e c t i o n s Direction 1: Develop an AI in Education Application Framework •90% of teachers and students use AI tools, primarily international open-sourcedplatforms notdesigned for education andlacking adequateminor protections•HK currentlylacksguidelinesonAIrisksineducational settings OECD: AI Literacy Framework for Primary andSecondary Education Provide practical, school-basedapplication scenariosfor teachers Learning objective: Analyse how AI protects orunderminesauthenticity and intellectual property Secondaryschoolscenario:Explore how specificartists’styles appear inAI-generated works anddiscuss whether suchuse requires theartist’sconsent Primary school scenario:Compare student-createdwork with AI-generatedpoems to explore whatconstitutes“originality •In developing an AI application framework for education,the EDB candraw on practices from Singapore, Finland, and theOECD to regulate fairness, safety and accessiblity of AI tools, supported by practical use cases.•The framework should be reviewed and updated regularly in response to technological developments. Direction 2: Create a Territory-wide AI in EducationLearningResources Platform •Schools adopt AI tools independently, leaving student data fragmented across platforms and creating security risks•Duplicate procurement, subscriptions, or development of similar AI tools across schools leads to resource waste Beijing:Public education resource Singapore: National Learning Platform–Student Learning Space (SLS) Estonia: ChatGPT Edu Aggregates digital education resourcesacross Co-developed by MOE and OpenAI, free forall Grade 10-11 students and their teachers •Best practicesin digital educationand smart campus development Co-developed by MOE and GovTech, freefor allpublic-school teachers and students•One-stop platform:no n