Shaping the Future with AI
Aged 14–18
Ambitious Scholars
1-14 August
2027
£7,499
OSP Experience Fee
40+
Nationalities
OSP Scholars Programme
From awareness to innovation.
Scholars examine complex questions together, bringing different academic interests and global perspectives into the room.
Overview
A changing world demands better questions.
At OSP, the Shaping the Future with AI series is built around a simple idea: the world’s most pressing challenges require intelligent, ethical and forward-thinking solutions. From climate change and inequality to global health disparities, awareness alone is not enough—today’s challenges demand innovation.
Understand
How AI is transforming industries, governance and daily life.
Question
The ethical, social and global implications of AI adoption.
Evaluate
Bias, accountability and responsibility in AI systems.
Lead
The role young people can play in shaping ethical AI futures.
AI through the lens of responsibility.
Rather than learning AI in isolation, scholars examine how technological change intersects with institutions, human choices and global consequences.
The guiding question
How should AI be used—and who should shape its future?
This question connects the series across discussions, debates and collaborative inquiry throughout the programme.
Global challenges at the core
Five questions with real-world stakes.
Scholars examine how AI can be applied to some of the world’s most pressing challenges—while considering who benefits, who decides and what responsible progress should look like.
Technology is only part of the answer.
Each challenge becomes a foundation for discussion, debate and collaborative inquiry. The emphasis remains on judgement, context and human responsibility.
Select a challenge to explore
01
Climate Change
Data-driven environmental solutions, sustainability and the responsible use of predictive systems.
02
Health
AI in public health, diagnostics and access to care—alongside questions of trust, evidence and equity.
03
Education
Personalised learning, educational equity and how technology can support rather than narrow human potential.
04
Digital Ethics
Privacy, bias and responsible innovation in systems that increasingly influence everyday decisions.
05
Inequality
Technology as a force for inclusion and opportunity—and the risks created when access and power are unevenly distributed.
Skills for the future
Built for complexity, not just technology.
Throughout the series, scholars develop capabilities aligned with the World Economic Forum Future Skills Framework and apply them to questions that do not have simple answers.
01
Critical
Thinking
Question assumptions, assess evidence and distinguish technological possibility from responsible application.
Ethical reasoning
02
Creative Problem-Solving
Frame problems clearly, consider competing constraints and develop thoughtful responses to unfamiliar challenges.
Innovation with purpose
03
Global
Collaboration
Work across cultures and perspectives, recognising that the effects of AI are experienced differently around the world.
Multiple perspectives
04
Leadership in Complexity
Make considered decisions in fast-changing, technology-driven contexts where certainty is limited and responsibility matters.
Judgement under change
