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From ‘toolbox of the 21st century’ to digital detox for schools

The Australian Financial Review (AFR) •
November 06, 2026 • 06:32 AM
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Australia was once at the vanguard of pushing computers into classrooms. Now there’s a plan to wind it back.

From ‘toolbox of the 21st century’ to digital detox for schools

Estonia, the tiny Baltic nation of just 1.3 million people, last year laid out three responses to tackle the issue of artificial intelligence in schools.

With evidence that between 64 and 90 per cent of high school students were already using AI for school work, they could: a) do nothing; b) provide technology and instructions; c) provide technology alongside deliberate development of thinking skills.

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