Using virtual reality headsets, students at a Hong Kong university travel to a pavilion above the clouds to watch an AI-generated Albert Einstein explain game theory. While initially hesitant, most Hong Kong universities last year allowed students to use AI to degrees that vary from course to course.
Students at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology use virtual reality headsets in class. Photo: Peter PARKS / AFPUsing virtual reality headsets, students at a Hong Kong university travel to a pavilion above the clouds to watch an AI-generated Albert Einstein explain game theory.
This is mixed with in-person teaching by Hui, who says the system frees human lecturers from the"more tedious" parts of their job. A laptop screen shows the first-person view of a virtual reality headset worn by a student at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. Photo: Peter PARKS / AFPEducators around the world are grappling with the growing use of generative AI, from trying to reliably detect plagiarism to setting the boundaries for the use of such tools.
PhD student Lerry Yang told AFP an 'approachable and friendly' AI teacher could make her feel more 'mentally receptive'. Photo: Peter PARKS / AFPThere could be a future where AI teachers surpass humans in terms of trustworthiness, Hui said, though he said he preferred a mix of the two."We as university teachers will better take care of our students in, for example, their emotional intelligence, creativity and critical thinking," he said.
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