Children who are unable to go to school need digital learning aids and lots of self-motivation. With AI technology we can support them and their parents as well: The AI Learning Helper teaches elementary school children how to read aloud in English and understand stories. There are many reasons why children do not go to school, from physical and mental disabilities or temporary illness to an active choice on the part of their parents. Home schooling has also become hugely more commonplace as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. But learning from home is not easy: Children miss participating in lessons with their friends, feel less motivated, and are more easily distracted. That's why our innovation team has developed an approach to mitigate the problem: the AI Learning Helper.

Whether the cause is a disability, long illness, psychological challenges, or parental choice, many children find themselves facing the daunting task of acquiring an education at home. During the global pandemic, homeschooling issues became a particular concern, as teachers and parents attempted to use their time and energy most productively and vulnerable students worried about falling behind, among other anxieties. On a practical level, in some cases, homeschooling can eat up 10% of a particular school's budget even when less than 1% of the pupils require the service. As the world shut down, international technology company NTT DATA Business Solutions attempted to remedy apprehensions by creating a digital teaching engine to help children learn, teachers teach, and parents homeschool. Not only would the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Learning Helper assist students in improving reading and other skills, the new platform would also manage to meet the emotional needs of each child.