Educators across the country are quickly learning about the power of artificial intelligence, or AI.

AI has been described as the biggest thing to come to education since the internet, and Monticello Schools Superintendent Adam Clapp believes the budding world of AI could have very positive impacts on education.

Districts across the area are beginning to dive into this internally with staff. Whether it's special speakers and presenters or general internal focus groups, Clapp indicates that Monticello is meeting monthly to continue to grow their understanding.

In surveying students, Clapp found that most students are not, in fact, trying to cheat using AI. While anonymous, he believes AI could be a very useful tool for students to streamline how efficient they can be.

While AI is a great tool for educators and students, Clapp says it still does not replace the human element to learning, and that will be the balance they seek to strike as it relates to its use in day-to-day education as well as the policy they craft for the student handbook.