Teaching the future: How can AI transform education?

As AI rapidly becomes embedded in education, educators are discovering new ways to enhance classroom engagement, support critical thinking and prepare students for an AI-enabled future. At the same time, institutions are navigating important questions around responsible AI use, academic integrity and digital literacy.

During this interactive session, Andrew Jack (Global Education Editor at the Financial Times), will be joined by guest speakers from leading educational institutions to share practical examples of how AI is being used to enrich teaching and improve student research. Attendees will also see a live demonstration of Ask FT, showcasing how FT Professional's generative AI tool can help educators and students quickly access trusted journalism, support lesson planning and encourage informed classroom discussions.

Ask FT (now available with the iOS app) is an AI tool that uses credible FT reporting to answer questions for students and faculty members.

Whether you’re building background knowledge, preparing for a lesson or lecture, or researching the latest developments, our latest feature helps you quickly access reliable context from the Financial Times.

Use Ask FT to explore topics, strengthen research and bring trusted, real-world perspectives into learning:

• Smart searching – submit a query and Ask FT uses AI to summarise the most relevant FT coverage, helping you quickly understand complex topics.
• A trusted source – summaries are drawn solely from Financial Times journalism, giving students and educators confidence in the information they’re using.
• Go deeper – Ask FT surfaces the articles behind each answer, providing a clear starting point for further reading, research and classroom discussion.