We gave kids endless tech. Their digital skills are at a 20-year low
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Source: The Age
Published: 2026-05-27 05:00 UTC+10:00
Section: National / NSW
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Education, Australia, Technology & AI, Technology
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Snippet:
Twelve-year-old Harry Joseph once programmed a robot to do the can-can and knows his way around a spreadsheet. But when his class was asked to tell real photos from AI-generated fakes, the year 6 Barker College student says they got about 70 per cent wrong.
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