Outsmarted by AI? Video backlash exposes teachers' rising anxiety

The Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education came under fire after a promotional video for its AI learning platform portrayed teachers as inferior to artificial intelligence (AI), triggering an outcry among educators and reigniting a broader discussion about human oversight in a rapidly evolving technological landscape. The two-minute video, posted on social media on Nov. 14, was meant to raise awareness of “Hi-Learning,” a pilot system introduced this semester for “future-oriented education.” It allows AI to grade student answers in subjects like Korean, social studies and science. In the video, a bewildered teacher struggles to answer a student’s question about an exam result, only for “Hi-Learning AI” to jump in with quick, insightful explanations. When the student asks for further details, the teacher looks helplessly at the AI, which promptly gives an answer. In another scene, the teacher tries to reassure the student by saying, “If you work harder, you will get a good result.” But the AI interrupts by saying, “Those are empty words. Your pupils are trembling andWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times