European Commission publishes updated guidelines for the ethical use of AI in education
The European Commission has published a renewed edition of the Guidelines on the ethical use of artificial intelligence and data in teaching and learning for educators. The update comes at a crucial moment. Since the first version in 2022, the use of generative AI by teachers and students has grown explosively. This has not only created new educational opportunities, but also raised new questions regarding privacy, reliability, assessment, bias, responsibility, and digital dependency.
The guidelines help schools, teachers, and educational organisations to implement AI not only technically, but above all in a pedagogically, ethically, and legally responsible manner. They explicitly refer to the European AI Act of 2024 and the General Data Protection Regulation. Together, these form the legal framework within which educational institutions must assess and use AI applications.
What stands out is that the European Commission is placing AI literacy increasingly at the centre. It is no longer just about whether AI may be used, but above all about how pupils and teachers learn to understand, assess, and apply AI responsibly. The latest version contains practical tools and concrete examples for the use of AI and data in educational contexts.
For schools, this means that AI policy can no longer be a separate ICT document. It touches on didactics, assessment, professional autonomy, privacy, governance, and the broader mission of education. Precisely for this reason, the use of AI requires a safe infrastructure, clear agreements, and space for teachers to learn together what responsible use means in practice.
This development fits directly with EduGPT’s approach: not deploying AI as a quick answer machine, but as a safe, European, and pedagogically responsible companion that supports critical thinking, feedback, reflection, and learning processes. The focus is not on the technology itself, but on the question of how AI strengthens learning without taking over the control of teacher and pupil.
The renewed guidelines make one thing clear: AI in education is no longer a question for the future. It is a current administrative, pedagogical, and ethical responsibility. Schools that invest now in AI literacy, privacy-by-design, and human-centred AI applications are laying the foundation for responsible education in a digital society.
Link to article: https://op.europa.eu/en/publication-detail/-/publication/f692aa0b-17a7-11f1-8870-01aa75ed71a1/