Artificial intelligence put to use teaching students Mandarin

IBM explained on RPI's website that the lab's overall mission is to "explore and advance natural, collaborative problem-solving among groups of humans and machines." The lab is built around a futuristic "situations room" that can be adapted to industry-specific environments, and is housed on the Rensselaer campus in the Curtis R. Priem Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center. Educause reported recently that use of AI will increase on college campuses over the next few years, though experts said colleges sometimes have been slow to adopt such advanced technologies. Some experts say it can be used particularly effectively in STEM classes where it might be better suited for delivering the content, but others argue that it is also help in teaching students writing, where it can initially guide them, offer prompts and even assess their work. AI systems also might allow some instructors more time for individual interaction with students because it will arm them with more information about their performance as a group and individually, thus helping instructors adjust their teaching and assessments.