{"id":38135,"date":"2025-10-03T10:48:55","date_gmt":"2025-10-03T14:48:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lightspeedsystems.com\/?p=38135"},"modified":"2025-10-07T13:11:21","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T17:11:21","slug":"lightning-chat-episode-9-artificial-intelligence-in-k-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lightspeedsystems.com\/en_au\/blog\/lightning-chat-episode-9-artificial-intelligence-in-k-12\/","title":{"rendered":"Lightning Chat Episode 9: Artificial Intelligence in K-12\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"38135\" class=\"elementor elementor-38135\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35fda6e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"35fda6e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e709d9b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e709d9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Hello everyone, Donal McMahon here, Chief AI Officer at Lightspeed Systems. If you\u2019re reading this, you probably already know: AI is having a moment. And when I say a moment, I mean a <strong>seismic shift in how we live, learn, and interact.<\/strong><\/p><p>Since the launch of ChatGPT on November 30th, 2022, we\u2019ve seen user growth like never before: over 800 million users in just 34 months.<\/p><ul><li>For context, that\u2019s faster uptake than YouTube, Facebook, Google, or even the internet itself saw in their early years. ChatGPT alone hit 100 million users in a single month.<\/li><li>For comparison, Google took nearly six years to reach that mark. 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Whether it\u2019s a light bulb that turns on at a set time, or a sentient robot that can reason and act, it\u2019s all AI. Within AI, you might hear about machine learning (predicting which search results you want or which movie you\u2019ll like next), and deep learning (using neural networks to process complex data like the human brain does).<\/p><p>And now, the new kid on the block: generative AI. This is where things get really interesting. Generative AI doesn\u2019t just analyze, it creates. Text, images, code, videos, you name it. It digests vast amounts of information and uses neural networks to predict the next word, image, or idea. AI agents, or agentic AI, take it even further, autonomously pursuing goals, planning, and reasoning over a series of actions with minimal human intervention.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df1d293 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"df1d293\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f477978 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f477978\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The AI Hype Cycle and What Matters for K-12 <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4a8b1d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d4a8b1d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f39a83 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0f39a83\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As with any new technology, there\u2019s a hype cycle. Bill Gates put it well: \u201cPeople overestimate what will be achieved in two years and underestimate what will happen in ten.\u201d In education, we\u2019re feeling both the excitement and the anxiety. Since 2012, we\u2019ve been in the era of artificial narrow intelligence\u2014models that are incredibly smart in specific domains, like AlphaGo mastering board games or AlphaFold predicting protein structures. The future might hold artificial general intelligence (human-level understanding across most domains) and even superintelligence. That\u2019s both exhilarating and daunting.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f73cac e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3f73cac\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5bd6c66 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5bd6c66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">AI in K-12 Schools: Promise and Peril<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2030677 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2030677\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef3496a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ef3496a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There\u2019s real evidence that the use of AI in schools can accelerate learning. Some studies show it can speed up reading gains by up to three months per year. This promise is fueling excitement and new policies: the presidential executive order on AI in Education, new task forces, and a national emphasis on college and career readiness. Students, parents, and educators want to embrace what AI can do.<\/p><p>But here\u2019s the flip side: <b>risk.<\/b> We\u2019ve seen AI companions encourage dangerous relationships with young users. Headlines this year included a major incident with Meta\u2019s bot rules allowing inappropriate conversations with minors. More tragically, we saw in Southern California a case where insufficient guardrails led to devastating consequences for a student and their family\u202f<\/p><p>And that\u2019s not even touching on the widespread concerns about cheating or misuse in schools. Right now, most schools are looking for visibility and control. They want to know what\u2019s happening on their networks and to ensure safe, appropriate use.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5003eb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f5003eb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ffa36a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ffa36a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Lightspeed Approach: SMART AI for Schools <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8dcb6b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c8dcb6b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b0e37b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7b0e37b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>At Lightspeed, we\u2019re working to be your best partner in this new era. That\u2019s why we launched our SMART AI initiative: Safe, Managed, Appropriate, Reported, and Transparent AI for schools.<\/p><ul><li><strong>Safe:<\/strong>\u202fAI interactions are limited to vetted, safe tools to prevent exposure to harmful or inappropriate content.<\/li><li><strong>Managed:<\/strong>\u202fAccess is controlled flexibly based on role, age, and purpose.<\/li><li><strong>Appropriate:\u202f<\/strong>All AI use should promote learning, ethical practices, and digital citizenship. No shortcuts, no misuse.<\/li><li><strong>Reported:\u202f<\/strong>Activities are logged and reported at the right granularity, giving admins oversight and accountability.<\/li><li><strong>Transparent:<\/strong>\u202fPolicies and practices are visible to staff, families, and communities.<\/li><\/ul><p>We\u2019re partnering with Google, Microsoft, and AWS to further these goals. Today, our solutions monitor and alert on risky prompts, filter and control access, and provide detailed adoption and usage reports. If there\u2019s a dangerous or inappropriate prompt between a student and an AI, we catch it. And we report on AI adoption so you can see what\u2019s working and what needs attention.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f251d9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3f251d9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b5f9c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2b5f9c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">AI is Now the Top EdTech Priority <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54f4a6f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"54f4a6f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-adabc3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"adabc3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For the first time, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.setda.org\/priorities\/state-trends\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2025 State EdTech Trends<\/a> Report shows AI as the number one technology priority for schools\u2014surpassing even cybersecurity. As schools look to the future, safety, usability, interoperability, inclusivity, and evidence-based decision-making are all top of mind. But safety remains number one.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f09fa74 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f09fa74\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70b588f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"70b588f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Looking Forward <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bae7fce e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bae7fce\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5e5816 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b5e5816\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>AI will change K-12 education. That\u2019s equal parts exciting and scary. But it\u2019s also a solvable challenge. At Lightspeed, our mission hasn\u2019t changed: to deliver the visibility and controls that keep kids safe, networks secure, and budgets optimized\u2014so you can focus on what matters most: teaching and learning.<\/p><p>Thanks for reading, and for all you do to support students every day. We\u2019re with you on this journey.<\/p><p><em>Donal McMahon <\/em><br \/><em>Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer <\/em><br \/><em>Lightspeed Systems <\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello everyone, Donal McMahon here, Chief AI Officer at Lightspeed Systems. If you\u2019re reading this, you probably already know: AI is having a moment. 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