Author: Kate Arthur

  • Literacy & Fluency

    Beyond the Hype: Where do we fit AI and the human skills? Just like the word literacy, fluency is increasingly used in conversations about skills and AI, and as these terms are repurposed, it becomes harder to keep sight of their meaning. And their meaning matters when it comes to what we need to do to prepare communities…

  • Colour, Color, Couleur our Culture

    I learned the foundations for reading and writing from the British English education system, and through my parents, but I have spent most of my adult life living in Montreal, Quebec, a city where many flow between the English and French languages with ease. Montreal also sits close to the border of the United States…

  • Gender Inequalities Among Adolescents in Digital Environments

    Commissioned contribution to Fundació Bofill’s: Gender Inequalities Among Adolescents in Digital Environments. Written by Kate Arthur, Sophia Marshment. One of the great pleasures of running my own companies is being able to invite my daughters to work with me. It not only provides insights into my work in AI literacy and gender equality, but it…

  • AI, Ethics, & Life Lessons from a Dog

    Last week, I lost my best friend and business partner, Rosy, an energetic, loving 13-year-old Goldendoodle. She joined our family as a puppy at the very moment I was starting Kids Code Jeunesse (now Digital Moment). She grew up alongside the organisation, and when I left in 2024 to write a book, she helped me…

  • Math Matters & Numeracy Counts in AI Education. I’ll start with a story…

    (excerpt from Am I Literate? Redefining Literacy in the Age of AI) In my first semester at university, I stumbled into a paid gig writing university papers for students. It was more like gig work before gig work was a thing, and it suited me just fine. I had a hunger for knowledge, a need…

  • Where is the Professional Order of Information Technology?

    My dad is a civil engineer. He graduated from Leeds University in 1957 and, even at 89, he still proudly calls himself an engineer. He wears the Iron Ring, a silver band worn on the little finger to symbolize a lifelong commitment to professional ethics. It is a daily reminder to uphold high standards and…

  • Be-long-ing

    How to be, to long, and to belong, when AI keeps getting in the way I spend a lot of time with young people. (I swear it keeps me young!) Whether through the everyday chaos of our home, with my daughters and their friends spending time around my kitchen table, mentoring through tech programmes, or…

  • Counting Change

    (& not the kind found between sofa cushions) December always invites reflection. It’s also the month in which I’ve made some of the most significant changes in my career. This December marks two years since I stepped down as CEO of the educational charity I founded, Digital Moment / Kids Code Jeunesse, after eleven years. It’s…

  • Literacy in Context

    Excerpt from my book, Am I Literate? Redefining Literacy in the Age of AI Literacy means more than knowing how to read and write; it is an understanding of how we interact with the world around us and our active role in shaping it. It is how we share with others—how we express our experiences,…

  • The Gender Gap in STEM Isn’t a Women’s Problem.

    It’s a Power one. A line from the G7 Leaders’ Statement on AI for Prosperity published in June 2025, has stayed with me: “We will drive economic growth, address talent shortages, and ensure equal opportunity, by encouraging girls…to pursue science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education and increasing women’s representation in the AI talent pool…