Jan 2, 2020, 6:58 PM
(From The New York Times) Artificial intelligence is well on its way to becoming a prevalent element of classroom learning. Today, machine-learning systems not only track students’ progress, spot weaknesses and deliver content according to their needs, but will soon incorporate humanlike interfaces that students will be able to converse with as they would a teacher. Commercial apps like Bakpax, for example, convert student handwriting to text and deliver grades in minutes. Proponents of AI argue these systems raise performance well beyond the level of conventional classes, free teachers from lecturing and allow them to spend time working on problem solving with students instead.
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