The Berlin Senate Administration is piloting the “telli” AI chatbot for teachers through 2026, with a planned transition to regular operations afterwards, and has run an AI training initiative in schools since September 2024 with over 110 events and more than 3,500 teachers and education professionals registered. Berlin has also published guidance for handling AI in school practical seminars covering didactic and technical training for future teachers, and recommendations for handling AI in schools were issued by the Senatsverwaltung für Bildung, Jugend und Familie.
Who it affects: Berlin state-school teachers participating in the AI training initiative and pilot schools (e.g. Käthe-Kollwitz-Gymnasium) testing telli.
What is notably missing: No binding curriculum mandate for AI literacy at the Berlin state level, no statutory funding line attached to the training initiative, and the chatbot remains in pilot rather than mandatory deployment.