In Classrooms, Teachers Put A.I. Tutoring Bots to the Test
Tech industry hype
and doomsday
prophesies
around A.I.-enhanced chatbots like ChatGPT sent many schools scrambling
this year to block or limit the use of the tools in classrooms. Newark Public Schools is taking a different approach. It is one of the first school systems in the United States to pilot
test Khanmigo, an automated teaching aid
developed by Khan Academy, an education nonprofit whose online lessons are used by hundreds of districts. Newark has essentially volunteered to be a guinea
pig for public schools across the country that are trying to distinguish
the practical use of new A.I.-assisted tutoring
bots from their marketing
promises.
tips
hype:大肆宣传;炒作
doomsday:世界末日(doom 厄运)
prophesy:预言
scramble:爬;抢夺
approach:n. 办法;vt. 来临;靠近;商量,征求
pilot:除了飞行员,还有试点的意思
guinea pig:这里指的是小白鼠
aid:vt. 帮助;n. 助手
marketing promise:营销宣传