David McWilliams: In a world of artificial intelligence, the Leaving Cert is redundant

Development of artificial intelligence and the likes of ChatGPT means we must make changes to our education system. File photograph: Getty Images The first time I encountered artificial intelligence (AI) was in Beijing's Pearl Market. The market, in the seat of Chinese communism, is one of the most extreme examples of freewheeling capitalism you will find anywhere, with six storeys of stalls selling "knock-off" everything. Half the joy is the haggle. The Chinese sellers start high and the game is to bargain them down. It's pure theatre, full of dramatic strops, ham indignation, pulled faces, winks, nods and, ultimately, deals….