There’s plenty of talk about artificial intelligence technology — AI — but not everyone has a handle on how to use it responsibly in their workplace. As Ohio’s teachers consider how AI might be useful in their classrooms, it is encouraging to know the Buckeye State is one of only 11 in the country preparing policy guidance for K-12 schools on AI platforms such as ChatGPT, according to a report by Axios.

It’s not just a matter of how to use AI, but also how to avoid (and spot) misuse.

When the Center on Reinventing Public Education asked states at the beginning of the school year how they would approach the use of AI, only two states had official recommendations. Meanwhile, a survey by Education Week showed one-third of the teachers who participated said they already use AI-powered tools in their classrooms.

Those worried about state control over such decision-making should note the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce told Axios that once guidance is released, “decisions regarding AI would be made by local districts.”

But that means local school boards had better start doing their homework. Students already are far ahead of teachers and administrators when it comes to understanding and using (or misusing) AI technology.

As Joseph South, chief innovation officer for the International Society for Technology in Education, put it, AI is “revolutionary.” He told Axios he would advise offering educators AI literacy lessons, among other best practices.

Superintendents and boards of education should be the first to jump on such lessons and use them to craft guidance and policies for both teachers and students.