11/04/2025

Tetiana Klymchuk highlights the impact of artificial intelligence on education and employment during the 10th Margarita Salas Science Week

The lecturer at the Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences and expert in AI advocated for adapting teaching to the digital age and highlighted the need to train young people in the use of tech tools

Dr Tetiana Klymchuk, lecturer at UIC Barcelona and co-founder of the startup Somia Solutions, led a keynote conference as part of the 10th Margarita Salas Science Week, organised by La Nueva España newspaper. Before an audience full of secondary school students, the artificial intelligence (AI) expert highlighted the disruptive role of this technology in education and the labour market, as well as the urgency of adapting pedagogical models to the new digital reality.

AI: an ally for dynamic education

Klymchuk stated that "artificial intelligence will change teaching in a short time. Everything will be different for the next generation.” The lecturer stressed that immediate access to information through AI tools forces us to rethink traditional educational methods, explaining that “classrooms need to be more dynamic and focused on critical and creative skills, as data is available to everyone.”

During her speech at the “Scientific Seedbed”, an activity designed to promote STEM vocations among young people, Klymchuk illustrated how AI is already part of their daily lives. “We have all contributed to training algorithms without knowing it, for example, by identifying images to prove that we are not robots,” she explained.

The future of employment: opportunities and challenges

The expert warned that AI will eliminate repetitive jobs, but generate new roles focused on its development, management and ethical application. “Those who know how to use these tools will have competitive advantages. If they don’t, they will be left behind in the labour market,” she said. She also stressed that AI “is not the end, but a tool”, comparable to a calculator, saying “it improves us, but it doesn’t replace us.”

The activity was watched by more than 150 students and streamed online. It was attended by Lourdes García, Councillor for Education of Oviedo, and Marcos Alonso, manager of La Nueva España. Two young Ukrainians, Valeria Ollinyk and Marcos López, welcomed Klymchuk in their native language, highlighting the international character of the event.