Sorry, Labour, but ChatGPT teachers are a lesson in how not to transform our schools | Gaby Hinsliff

The idea of using technology as a kind of magic bullet enabling the state to do more with less has become increasingly central to Labour’s plans for reviving British public services on what Rachel Reeves suggests will be a painfully tight budget. In a series of back-to-school interventions this week, Keir Starmer promised to “move forward with harnessing the full potential of AI”, while the science secretary, Peter Kyle, argued that automating some routine tasks, such as marking, could free up valuable time for teachers to teach.