Students at the Grand Lycée Franco-Libanais taking part in a laboratory session dedicated to artificial intelligence, on Nov. 11, 2025. (Credit: Layal Dagher/L'Orient-Le Jour)
"What is Lebanon's national motto?" Sitting in front of their screens, a dozen students at the Grand Lycée Franco-Libanais in Beirut pose this question to an artificial intelligence (AI) program. At the center of the room, Christophe Navaux, the computer science and digital technology teacher, looks on as they search. "Unity, liberty, solidarity," reads Jérémy. "But Lebanon doesn't have an official motto," corrects his classmate. Intrigued, the high schoolers try the machine again, but this time it invents a similar motto, accompanied by a broken hyperlink... Another miss!This experience doesn't diminish the students' enthusiasm for AI, which they use daily, according to several teachers and parents. While the Ministry of Education tells L'Orient-Le Jour that it is focusing primarily on...
"What is Lebanon's national motto?" Sitting in front of their screens, a dozen students at the Grand Lycée Franco-Libanais in Beirut pose this question to an artificial intelligence (AI) program. At the center of the room, Christophe Navaux, the computer science and digital technology teacher, looks on as they search. "Unity, liberty, solidarity," reads Jérémy. "But Lebanon doesn't have an official motto," corrects his classmate. Intrigued, the high schoolers try the machine again, but this time it invents a similar motto, accompanied by a broken hyperlink... Another miss!This experience doesn't diminish the students' enthusiasm for AI, which they use daily, according to several teachers and parents. While the Ministry of Education tells L'Orient-Le Jour that it is focusing primarily...
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