Artificial Intelligence Tutoring Applications

U.S. students are warming up to the idea of using AI-based homework apps for after-school tutoring. These apps use large-scale language models such as ChatGPT to provide students with personalized, on-demand study help for everything from answering math problems to writing essays. Evan, a Houston high school student, is one example. He used to hire private tutors who paid up to $60 an hour. Now he's switched to an app called Answer AI, which gives him ready access to step-by-step answers and reference materials for an annual fee. In contrast, private tutors used to be expensive and relatively one-dimensional. Data shows that Answer AI and several other...