In the past few months, educational systems all over the world trembled under the might of the global pandemic. Children and educators were ripped from their classrooms overnight. Some managed to adapt in no time with the help of technology while others struggled desperately. But above all, the pandemic was an eye-opener, and it would be a mistake to think that we will go back to normality once it passes.

在過去的幾個月中，在全球大流行的影響下，全世界的教育系統都在顫抖。 一夜之間，孩子們和教育者被從教室裡撕了下來。 有些人在技術的幫助下很快就適應了，而另一些人拼命掙扎。 但最重要的是，這種流行病使人大開眼界，認為一旦疫情過後我們將恢復正常就將是一個錯誤。

We need to be bold and harness the power given to us by Artificial Intelligence (AI) in education. AI can help us address the shortage of professionals in various fields, and assist our educators in achieving more with the limited resources which they have. It will also optimise our human capital by ensuring that our children get the most out of our educational system. Most important of all, it will encourage each child to keep on studying. We cannot afford to lose anyone!

我們需要大膽並利用人工智慧(AI)在教育中賦予我們的力量。 人工智慧可以幫助我們解決各個領域專業人才的短缺問題，並幫助我們的教育工作者利用有限的資源來實現更多目標。 通過確保我們的孩子從我們的教育系統中獲得最大收益，這還將優化我們的人力資本。 最重要的是，它將鼓勵每個孩子繼續學習。 我們不能失去任何人！

Although several educational initiatives were implemented along the years to move away from a one-size-fits-all approach, we still need to do more for our students. Every child is different, and children shouldn’t go through the same educational experience. We should take into consideration their unique abilities, skills and predispositions if we want them to get the most out of the educational system. The introduction of mixed abili­ty classes, together with differentiated teaching and learning, was a step in the right direction and led to a more personalised approach, but at the cost of increasing the workload of the educators (which were already overworked).

儘管多年來採取了一些教育舉措，以擺脫千篇一律的做法，但我們仍然需要為學生做更多的事情。 每個孩子都不一樣，孩子不應該經歷相同的教育經歷。 如果我們希望他們從教育系統中獲得最大收益，則應考慮他們的獨特能力，技能和易感性。 引入混合能力課程以及差異化的教與學是朝著正確方向邁出的一步，並導致了一種更具個性化的方法，但其代價是增加了教育工作者的工作量(他們已經過度勞累了)。

To tackle these issues, we need the help of an Education AI system that can personalise and optimise the learning of children automatically: from those who are struggling to those who are gifted.

為了解決這些問題，我們需要一個教育AI系統的幫助，該系統可以自動個性化和優化兒童的學習：從處境艱難的人到有天賦的人。

It is a known fact that sometimes, teachers struggle because they have to deal with different class dynamics that arise from time to time. Because of this, the quality of the education given to the students may suffer. An Education AI system would act as a repository of best practices, thus ensuring that the experience of every child is consistently high. It would guarantee that every child gets the best learning possible, automatically customised and adapted to his or her abilities. It also ensures that the tasks expected of them are achievable without piling useless stress. The system handholds weaker students and helps them to excel, while also challenging the gifted ones. Furthermore, since the system handles the corrections in real-time, the teacher would have more time to focus on other tasks; such as helping those students in need, improving themselves or creating new resources.

眾所周知的事實是，有時教師之所以掙扎是因為他們必須應對不時出現的不同的課堂動態。 因此，給予學生的教育質量可能會受到影響。 教育AI系統將充當最佳實踐的倉庫，從而確保每個孩子的經歷始終如一。 這樣可以確保每個孩子都能獲得最好的學習機會，並自動對其量身定製並適應其能力。 它還可以確保在不增加不必要的壓力的情況下完成預期的任務。 該系統可以幫助較弱的學生，並幫助他們脫穎而出，同時也挑戰有天賦的學生。 此外，由於系統可以實時處理更正，因此教師將有更多時間專注於其他任務； 例如幫助有需要的學生，改善自己或創造新的資源。

In many schools, we are lucky to have the de­ployment of tablet computers. Children are already very confident with such systems, and an Education AI system runs on the tablets, we do not need to invest in other resources but use the ones we already have.

在許多學校中，我們很幸運能夠部署平板電腦。 孩子們已經對這樣的系統非常有信心，並且在平板電腦上執行著Education AI系統，我們不需要投資其他資源，而是使用我們現有的資源。

The system would also provide contextual support to children even after school (when the assistance of the teacher is not available), thus helping them get through the most challenging questions on their own. A debate which emerges from time-to-time is the right amount of homework assigned to children. Is it five minutes. Thirty minutes? Two hours? In reality, there is no magic number. But the Education AI system can tackle this by giving each child the right amount of work, thus avoiding an overwhelming workload.

該系統還將在放學後為兒童提供上下文支援(當沒有老師的幫助時)，從而幫助他們自己解決最具挑戰性的問題。 不時出現的辯論是分配給孩子的家庭作業的適當數量。 是五分鐘嗎？ 三十分鐘？ 兩個小時？ 實際上，沒有魔術數字。 但是，教育AI系統可以通過為每個孩子提供適當的工作量來解決此問題，從而避免了繁重的工作量。

Moreover, the homework given changes dynamically, based upon the responses provided by the student. In contrast to standardised testing, this bottom-up and well-ordered learning environment will expand with the individual student’s performance and mastery of content, thus allowing for an adaptive, smoother and more pleasant educational experience.

而且，給定的作業根據學生提供的答案而動態變化。 與標準測試相反，這種自下而上且井井有條的學習環境將隨著每個學生的表現和對內容的掌握而擴充套件，從而提供自適應，更流暢和更愉快的教育體驗。

On the other hand, the educators will not be loaded with additional burdens, since the system is highly autonomous. It will equip them with appropriate tools and statistics that will help them monitor their entire class and make them focus on those students who need their help. The system will also provide real-time feedback that both teachers and students can act upon to improve future learning. It will predict the future grades of students, thus allowing educators to intervene before it is too late. In essence, the Education AI system assists teachers in managing the class and supporting all students more effectively.

另一方面，由於系統是高度自治的，因此教育工作者將不會負擔額外的負擔。 它將為他們配備適當的工具和統計資料，以幫助他們監控整個課堂，並使他們專注於需要幫助的學生。 該系統還將提供實時反饋，教師和學生都可以根據該反饋採取行動以改善未來的學習。 它將預測學生的未來成績，從而允許教育工作者在為時已晚之前進行干預。 本質上，教育AI系統可幫助教師管理班級並更有效地支援所有學生。

Hundreds of students already tried the system through their tablets. Many of them were super-excited, probably because it spoke the same technological language they understand. Most of them begged us to keep on using it after the trials.

數百名學生已經通過平板電腦嘗試了該系統。 他們中的許多人都非常興奮，可能是因為它說出了他們所理解的相同的技術語言。 他們中的大多數人懇求我們在審判後繼續使用它。

What surprised us most were the preliminary results we obtained. After using the system for a limited period, most of the students showed an improvement when compared to the control group (who did not use the system). Surprisingly, the weaker students benefitted the most from this approach. Of course, these results are not conclusive and should be taken with a pinch of salt, though we plan further longitudinal studies.

最讓我們驚訝的是我們獲得的初步結果。 在有限的時間內使用該系統後，與對照組(未使用該系統)相比，大多數學生表現出了進步。 令人驚訝的是，較弱的學生從這種方法中受益最大。 當然，儘管我們計劃進行進一步的縱向研究，但這些結果尚無定論，應加少許鹽。

However, they are very encouraging and clearly show that the future of education is in AI. Considering we live in a country where the only resource is the human capital, we believe that the Education AI system will help our nation produce a future generation of highly skilled professionals ready to face the challenges of today while designing the world of tomorrow.

但是，它們非常令人鼓舞，並且清楚地表明瞭教育的未來在於AI。 考慮到我們生活在一個唯一的資源是人力資本的國家中，我們相信教育AI系統將幫助我們的國家培養出下一代的高技能專業人才，他們將在設計未來世界的同時準備面對當今的挑戰。

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