A forward-looking analysis of AI and its impact on our welfare institutions By Richard P. Kindlman Introduction: Why Assessment Must Change For over a century, assessment has been dominated by standardized tests and summative grading systems. These methods prioritize compliance—checking whether students meet predefined benchmarks—rather than cultivating deep
Subtitle: Towards a future-oriented pedagogy AI should be integrated where there are clear educational goals “The more ambitious our pedagogy, the more intelligent and humane our use of AI must become. Technology follows values—or else it undermines them.” — Tom Chatfield, 2025, AI and the Future of Pedagogy “AI systems
Subtitle: Pedagogical symbiosis in the classroom AI as augmentation, not replacement: support for reflection, not surveillance “Educators must remain the architects of learning, not its passive observers. AI must extend, not eclipse, their capacity to foster human growth.” — Tom Chatfield, 2025, AI and the Future of Pedagogy “High-risk AI systems
Part 6_v02 Japan is aging faster than any other country. With a shrinking workforce and growing elder population, the challenge of providing quality elder care is urgent. While many have imagined humanoid robots as the solution, Japan's experience tells another story. This essay explores a more grounded
Part 4 Deck: Aging well is not just about more care—it’s about better relationships. Symbiotic AI in elder care promises companionship, autonomy, and dignity through a new partnership between humans and intelligent machines. Japan’s pragmatic policy turn in 2024 and the EU’s AI Act sketch two
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Part 5 Practical applications of elderly care in Japan Part I: Introduction As symbiotic systems enter the care chain, a new type of care relationship and division of responsibility emerge. This transformation must be understood in relation to existing models. Japan and the EU represent two paradigms: technological pragmatism and
By Richard P. Kindlamn Introduction The global demographic trajectory is unequivocal: by 2030, the number of people over the age of 65 will approach two billion. Simultaneously, elder care faces a resource crisis that threatens both quality and accessibility. In this context, artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics emerge as potential
Richard P. Kindlman Opening Elsa’s smile is not feedback — it is anchoring. The Intelligent Symbiotic Machine does not understand joy. But it understands that Elsa’s joy includes it. This is how presence begins. This is a paid essay, available for a one-time payment of 10 EUR. 👉 [Click here
Introduction: As AI enters the classroom, teacher education faces a crisis of formation. The dominant response has been technical: courses on digital tools, platforms, and automation. But this misses the deeper issue: what happens to the role of the teacher when machines start generating content, assessing students, and simulating human
✨ Symbiosis in the Age of AI Introduction: When schools fail to provide students with critical AI literacy, we risk creating a generation that is technologically dependent but epistemologically lost. Yet there is a way forward: a symbiotic pedagogy that restores the student to the center of learning – not as a
Part 1: Introduction: Primary and secondary education have failed to equip young people with the AI literacy needed to understand, question, and shape their time.