MANILA, Philippines – Barely a week goes by without someone asking me how to prepare their children for an artificial intelligence (AI)-driven world.

Just recently, a friend with a seven-year-old told me he was genuinely anxious, not the vague background kind of anxiety, but the sharp keeps-you-up-at-night kind.

What school should his child attend? If Philippine schools don’t teach AI competently, should the family consider migrating? Is it already too late to start?

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