Wayne Holmes

Wayne Holmes (PhD, University of Oxford) is Professor of Critical Studies of Artificial Intelligence and Education at University College London (UK). His research takes a critical studies perspective to teaching and learning with and about Artificial Intelligence (AI&ED), and their ethical, human rights, and social justice implications. Wayne is leading the Council of Europe’s AI&ED expert group, for which he co-wrote ‘AI and Education. A Critical View through the Lens of Human Rights, Democracy, and the Rule of Law’, and which is developing legislation to protect the human rights of students and teachers engaging with AI-enabled systems. He is also Consultant for UNESCO, for which he co-wrote ‘AI and Education: Guidance for Policy-makers’ and ‘Guidance for Generative AI in Education and Research’; a Senior Researcher in AI&ED for the International Research Centre on Artificial Intelligence under the auspices of UNESCO; and an AI&ED expert for the United Nations. Wayne has also co-written ‘Artificial Intelligence in Education. Promise and Implications for Teaching and Learning’, ‘State of the Art and Practice in AI in Education’, and ‘The Ethics of AI in Education. Practices, Challenges and Debates’. He has given invited keynotes about AI&ED in countries around the world.