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If you've ever wondered what it's like to be a teenager in the UK, you're in luck: The country has just become the first in the world to require all schools to use artificial intelligence in their classrooms, the Telegraph reports.
The move comes as part of the government's "Digital Britain" initiative, which aims to make the UK the best place in the world for young people to learn.
Artificial intelligence, or AI, "can be a reassurance that they are not falling behind and that they can learn at a pace that best suits them," the chief executive of the UK's Department for Education says in a post on the department's website.
"For learners, ILPs can be a reassurance that they are not falling behind and that they can learn at a pace that best suits them."
One of the features of AI in education is that it allows students to work at their own pace, the Telegraph notes.
"In a standard classroom setting, the teacher will often have to move on from explaining the problem if the majority of the class has understood," the post says.
"However, if a pupil is struggling with a math problem, an ILP will allow them to redo the question if they get the wrong answer,
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