
Lok Sabha MP Kanimozhi and Collector K. Elambahavath participate in a training session at a school at Vallanadu in Thoothukudi district on Monday.
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In a significant initiative to introduce Artificial Intelligence (AI) training to school students in Thoothukudi district, Lok Sabha MP Kanimozhi has launched an AI training programme at Government Model School in Vallanadu on Monday.
The initiative, organised with the support of NavGurukul Organisation, Anudip Foundation, JanSoch, Google and Asian Development Bank, is also being implemented in three other government schools in the district including Government Girls Higher Secondary School in Kovilpatti, S.M. Girls Higher Secondary School in Tiruchendur and Government Higher Secondary School in Kayalpattinam.
Speaking at the launch event, Ms. Kanimozhi emphasised the role played by AI in the current world. “We are moving forward in a way that we cannot even identify what is generated by AI and what is not.”
AI technology was becoming an inevitable part of society.”
She pointed out that AI tools such as Chatgpt had made tasks much easier compared to other platforms and had significantly saved time in the creation of various essential outputs.
Stressing the importance of early exposure, she said AI training had already been introduced in schools across the world.
Addressing the students, Thoothukudi Collector K. Elambahavath said the training programme had been planned for the past three months, during which the need for AI education was carefully evaluated. “By the time you complete your higher education, in various technologies that govern this world, AI technology will be a significant one.”
He exhorted the students to take full advantage of the opportunity and explore the vast possibilities of AI.
Ottapidaram MLA M.C. Shunmugaiah, Thoothuudi Corporation Mayor Jegan Periyasamy, Chief Education Officer Ganeshamoorthy and others were present at the event.
Published – July 14, 2025 09:18 pm IST