Artificial Intelligence is everywhere today \u2014 in schools, universities, conferences, and headlines.<\/p>\n
But the real question is not how fast AI is advancing.<\/p>\n
It is whether we are advancing ethically alongside it.<\/p>\n
The 2025 International ICT Seagulls Projects offered an unexpected and refreshing answer. These projects did not come only from elite tech institutions, but from public schools and universities across different countries, each bringing its own perspective on what AI should \u2014 and should not \u2014 become.<\/p>\n
1.\u00a0A striking example comes from Brahms Dutt Blue Bells Public School in India. Their students worked under a simple yet powerful idea: \u201cAI is a creation of human intellect, not its master.\u201d They did not aim to build the most sophisticated technical product. Instead, they tackled something far more complex:<\/p>\n
defining the ethical boundaries of artificial intelligence. They asked difficult questions about responsibility, risk, and human dignity. In doing so, they reminded us that the true value of AI education lies not only in outcomes, but in the quality of questions students learn to ask.<\/p>\n
2.\u00a0Another Indian school, Blue Bells Model School, approached AI through governance and policy lenses \u2014 focusing on fairness, transparency, accountability, and regulation. Their work showed that AI is not just a technological issue, but a societal and political one.<\/p>\n
3.\u00a0\u00a0Projects from Istanbul Kent University went a step further by addressing real social challenges: protecting the elderly from digital fraud, detecting cyberbullying early, and positioning AI as a tool for public good.<\/p>\n
Together, these projects reveal a crucial truth:<\/p>\n
Artificial intelligence education is not a competition.<\/p>\n
It is a process of ethical formation.<\/p>\n
Perhaps the most important question for the next generation is not:<\/p>\n
\u201cCan we build this AI?\u201d<\/p>\n
but rather:<\/p>\n
\u201cShould we \u2014 and if so, how, and for whom?\u201d<\/p>\n
The ICT Seagulls Projects bring together young people brave enough to ask these questions.<\/p>\n
And that is why they matter \u2014 not just for education, but for our shared future.<\/p>\n
www.bilisimcimartilar.com\/english<\/p>\n
Prof. Dr. Hayal K\u00d6KSAL<\/p>\n
Designer & Coordinator of the Project<\/p>\n
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