Karnataka: 5,000 government school teachers to be trained in AI

The initiative seeks to equip teachers with the foundational knowledge and practical skills to understand and use AI tools in their professional roles, while ensuring that technology is adopted safely, responsibly and meaningfully in classrooms.

Karnataka aims to train 5,000 government school teachers across the State in Basic Artificial Intelligence (AI) Literacy under JanAI, an initiative by Head Held High Foundation.

The initiative was announced by Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar at the Namma Shaale, Namma Javabdari programme.

The initiative seeks to equip teachers with the foundational knowledge and practical skills to understand and use AI tools in their professional roles, while ensuring that technology is adopted safely, responsibly and meaningfully in classrooms.

The programme will be implemented over 12 months, from January to December 2027, in coordination with the Department of School Education and Literacy, Government of Karnataka.

The training will cover the fundamentals of AI and its relevance to education; the use of commonly available AI tools; effective prompting and interaction; and applications of AI in lesson preparation, teaching, learning and productivity. A key component will focus on responsible AI adoption, including understanding the limitations of AI-generated information, identifying misinformation and potential biases, protecting student data, and ensuring privacy and safety.

The programme is designed to be accessible to teachers without prior knowledge of AI and will be contextualised to their needs.