AI Teachers Take the Podium: How Digital Professors and Virtual Tutors Are Revolutionizing Education
China announced in April 2025 a nationwide education reform mandating at least eight hours of AI-related lessons yearly for primary and secondary students, alongside new AI teaching programs at major universities. Squirrel AI operates over 3,000 centers in China, with data from 24 million students. Georgia Tech, HKUST, and Skolkovo Institute have deployed AI teaching assistants and lecturers in classrooms since 2016.