AI opens up new opportunities as it closes urban-rural education gap

China is riding the wave of an AI-powered transformation. As artificial intelligence reshapes industries and daily life, it is not only driving automation and increasing efficiency but also unlocking new possibilities.

Picture this: The classroom blackboard is replaced with a big screen and students click on tablets to answer questions instead of writing with pencils. AI makes it a reality, offering novel learning pathways for Chinese students and bridging the urban-rural digital divide.

At a middle school in Guiyang, Guizhou province, English teacher Zeng Xing found AI to be a game-changer during her 17-year career thanks to a smart classroom system developed by Chinese AI giant iFLYTEK.