Gauth, an “AI homework assistant” app launched by ByteDance subsidiary GauthTech, has flourished in the US education app market, becoming the second most downloaded education app on Apple iOS devices, second only to language learning platform Duolingo. Another app that calls itself an “AI homework assistant”, Question.AI, also ranked third in Data.ai’s survey. The app is backed by Beijing online education service startup Zuoyebang. The overseas success of these education apps shows some of the strengths of Chinese education science…