Danish students to be allowed to use AI for English exams

Copenhagen: Students in some high schools in Denmark will be allowed to use artificial intelligence to prepare for English language exams from next ye...

Copenhagen: Students in some high schools in Denmark will be allowed to use artificial intelligence to prepare for English language exams from next year, the education ministry announced on Friday.

The move comes as education authorities around the world debate whether AI is a useful learning tool for those entering an increasingly digital economy, or a slippery slope to producing dumbed-down graduates.

The Danish government said the permitted use of AI in the English curriculum from 2026 would be experimental, and apply only to the oral component of the English exam for the high school diploma.

In that test, once a student is handed their topic, they would have one hour to prepare, during which they would be "permitted to use all available tools, including generative AI", the ministry said.

The students would then have to give their oral presentation in person in front of an examiner.