Meet the first teacher in Scotland to give lessons just about AI

This is Mr Laycock - he's thought to be Scotland's first ever school teacher whose entire job is to give lessons all about artificial intelligence (AI).

The special role is brand new at Mr Laycock's secondary school in East Renfrewshire, it is focused entirely on helping pupils and staff understand the risks and benefits of the powerful new technology.

But rather than teaching pupils to embrace AI, Mr Laycock wants to make sure they can question it, challenge it and use it responsibly.

It was created after pupils and parents raised questions about how AI might affect future careers.

Among other things the course teaches pupils how to spot fake images and videos, warns them about how AI can sometimes produce false results and reminds students that while some tools are designed to act like humans they aren't.

Mr Laycock said: "They need to be aware that this is a machine that they are interacting with, and for it certainly not to impact on their own ability to think and critically evaluate things."

Find out what other pupils think and more about the new lessons below.

Anna is one of the student helpers who have been telling the BBC what they think about it.

She says that the new lessons are important as "we're going to be living in a world where AI is going to be in pretty much every workplace.

"I think I'd rather learn it in school safely and give me a kind of advantage."

As a teacher of what the school calls 'AI literacy', Mr Laycock's job is to help pupils understand AI.

At Mr Laycock's school, all pupils in year groups S1 and S2 will have dedicated AI literacy lessons.

He says that "we're not saying that it is good or bad... [pupils] need to know how to use it appropriately so that they can get the best out of it."

For pupil Aydin, this technology shouldn't be used to get easy answers.

"It shouldn't be used constantly... I think it is always good to be as a little side help."

Tomo, another pupil volunteer, thinks that "it's important for the whole school to get a head start on AI".

This includes a lesson where Mr Laycock asks his class if they would be able to tell the difference between a real image and a deepfake.

Deepfakes are pictures - they can also be videos or audio clips - made with artificial intelligence to look real.

Anna said the lesson made her feel less confident about her ability to tell the difference between a real and a fake image.

Tomo sees "these sort of deepfakes all the time" on social media, so he thinks "it's important to learn how to avoid them".