In-Depth Research on the Development of the Education Industry in 2024: OpenAI Explores Bringing ChatGPT into the Classroom
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In recent years, the rise of technologies such as artificial intelligence, big data, and cloud computing has injected new momentum and opportunities into the field of education. Since the release of ChatGPT, major tech giants have shown significant interest. Currently, ChatGPT can be used in scenarios such as marketing copywriting, literary creation, code development, and academic reports. How to empower education with ChatGPT has become a hot topic in the industry.
OpenAI Explores Bringing ChatGPT into the Classroom
Brad Lightcap, Chief Operating Officer of the AI startup OpenAI, recently stated at a conference that OpenAI is exploring ways to bring its popular chatbot ChatGPT into the classroom.
Lightcap claimed that OpenAI is expected to form a team in 2024 to study the potential applications of ChatGPT in the education industry. This technology has the potential to disrupt certain industries and is gradually becoming a popular tool for learning and work.
Andrew Mayne, a former OpenAI employee, mentioned that there are many ways to use ChatGPT in the classroom. For students, it can serve as a tutor, tailoring content to different learning styles. For teachers, it can assist in lesson planning or act as a creative classroom aide.
In-Depth Research on the Development of the Education Industry
"Artificial intelligence technology is leading a new wave of industrial transformation, and the explosive application of generative AI like ChatGPT has pressed the 'fast-forward button' for industry development. To address the hidden concerns in the development of AI education, the intelligent era calls for new governance concepts and forms," said Lei Chaozi, Vice President of the China Association for Promoting Industry-Education Collaboration and former Director of the Department of Science, Technology, and Informatization at the Ministry of Education, when discussing digital technology innovation in education. He emphasized the need to firmly establish a comprehensive governance system for intelligent education.
"In the era of human-machine collaboration, physical and digital spaces are deeply integrated, artificial intelligence and human intelligence are efficiently cooperating, and general education and personalized growth are mutually reinforcing. At this point, humanity 'has reached the edge of this educational approach,'" said Yang Jian, Vice President of Tencent Group and Chief Advisor of Tencent Research Institute. He noted that large-scale intelligent education models will shift the teacher-centered 'one-to-one'灌输式 teaching method to a learner-centered, human-machine collaborative, and adaptive learning model.
Data from Sydney-based research firm HolonIQ shows that global spending on education and training will reach $10 trillion by 2030. As artificial intelligence rapidly advances, it will inevitably transform the entire education industry.
According to IDC forecasts, China's AR/VR market expenditure will surpass $12 billion by 2026. In the education sector, the integration of smart education with AI and AR/VR technologies will unlock numerous possibilities, including more three-dimensional teaching content, personalized virtual learning environments, interactive learning experiences, reduced teaching risks, and improved instructional efficiency. Meanwhile, AIGC (AI-generated content) as an extension of AI technology—with its diverse applications in text, audio, image, video, virtual scene, and code generation—is expected to further empower educational development.
Over recent years, China has successively introduced policies in AI education, coupled with the rapid implementation of large model technologies, which are expected to drive swift growth in the smart education industry.
On July 21, 2021, the Ministry of Education, along with the Cyberspace Administration of China, National Development and Reform Commission, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Ministry of Finance, and People's Bank of China, outlined a clear roadmap for new educational infrastructure during the 14th Five-Year Plan period. The policy emphasizes focusing on information networks, platform systems, digital resources, smart campuses, innovative applications, and trusted security. By 2025, China aims to establish an optimized, efficient, and secure new educational infrastructure system.
In July 2022, six departments including the Ministry of Science and Technology jointly released the Guidelines on Accelerating Scenario Innovation to Promote High-Level AI Applications for High-Quality Economic Development, advocating for the implementation of online classrooms, virtual classrooms, virtual simulation training, and virtual teaching research groups. In August 2022, the Notice on Supporting the Construction of New Generation AI Demonstration Application Scenarios was issued, listing smart education among the first batch of demonstration scenarios to advance the national education digitization strategy.
In 2023, the national government continued to emphasize strengthening campus education informatization and smart education scenarios. On February 27, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council issued the Overall Layout Plan for Digital China Construction, calling for vigorous implementation of the national education digitization strategy, improvement of the national smart education platform, and deeper integration of industry-academia-research collaboration led by enterprises. The plan also encourages universities, research institutions, and companies to participate in Digital China initiatives and establish research bases.
With strong policy support, the construction of new educational infrastructure will expand nationwide. The growing demand for education informatization and smart campus development is expected to benefit leading companies with strong comprehensive capabilities in related sectors.