AI education will undoubtedly change how future generations learn essential skills, but it’s hard to understand its impact without an example.
Fortunately, we can look to the United States as a guide.
US-based tech news website TechCrunch reported that more Americans are switching to AI tutoring for its high convenience and low cost.
However, Chinese apps are leading the charge.
READ: Microsoft says China will use AI to disrupt US elections
Chinese technology usually spreads worldwide, so we would eventually see its AI education programs in other countries like the Philippines. Consequently, those outside the US should prepare by understanding the trend.
How is AI education spreading worldwide?
TechCrunch explained that private tutors and franchises dominated after-school learning in the United States. For example, the Japanese giant Kumon has 1,500 locations and 290,000 in the US.
The rise of AI education threatens these institutions as the former provides a more affordable and accessible alternative.
TechCrunch cites high school student Evan as an example.
He was struggling with a calculus problem. Instead of asking a human tutor, he pulls out his iPhone and opens Answer AI.
Then, he snaps a photo of the problem, and then Answer AI generates an answer with a step-by-step solution.
“The tutor’s hourly cost is about the same as Answer AI’s whole year of subscription, so I stopped doing a lot of [in-person] tutoring,” explained Evan.
Surprisingly, he’s not alone as the education consultation firm Intelligent said 85% of students…
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