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China wants AI to prepare school lessons and mark homework

AI in Education EditorialUpdated August 25, 20261 min readRead source
China wants AI to prepare school lessons and mark homework
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AI + ML 5 China wants AI to prepare school lessons and mark homework 5 PLUS: Toyota wheels out basketball bot; Arm scores AI server win with SK Telecom; India ponders payment pauses to foil fraudsters; And more! Simon Sharwood Mon 13 Apr 2026 // 02:09 UTC Asia In Brief China’s National Data Administration last Friday published its action plan for AI in education which calls for upskilling of the nation’s citizens to ensure they can put the technology to

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