From April 19th to 21st, the 83rd China Education Equipment Exhibition with the theme of "Digital Empowerment Education, Innovation Leads the Future" was held at the Chongqing International Expo Center, and according to our observation of this exhibition, the application of artificial intelligence technology has become the biggest hit, and a number of companies have demonstrated their innovative products and solutions in the field of education.
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A large model of education on the tuyere
Surprising also requires vigilance
In 2023, artificial intelligence will be popular all over the world in the field of text and artistic creation, and other industries will also rush to it, and the education industry will naturally not be left behind.
However, the implementation of any application is inseparable from the support of the underlying technology, and with the deepening of the application of large models in the field of education, the education industry has also changed from the original competition for teachers and scale to the battle for artificial intelligence models.
At present, there are two main technical routes for the research and development of educational large-scale model product applications. The first method is relatively simple and crude, which is to directly call the general large model and make it have certain professional capabilities through fine-tuning or prompt learning. The second method is dedicated to special models, which use professional data in the field of education to train exclusive large models for solving educational tasks.
As a father with primary school students, the author still has a certain perception of the education model, before the education model, the so-called artificial intelligence education application mostly stays at the level of perception, such as answering some literacy, word formation, paraphrasing simple questions, the depth of the cognitive level is not high, not so much artificial intelligence, but a high-level electronic dictionary, long-term use to give people a flashy experience, is not worth the cost of our parents.
But the large model technology seen at the educational equipment exhibition is not the same, all kinds of products are becoming more and more intelligent, and unprecedented breakthroughs have been made at the cognitive level, virtual human auxiliary learning is very realistic, voice and text recognition is very accurate, and more importantly, human-computer interaction is like a real dialogue, and the difference between before and after is very obvious.
The home learning desk also incorporates a variety of educational AI elements
Of course, no matter which route is adopted, the continuous exploration of the field of education models by major manufacturers is inseparable from their strong technical capabilities. Although many small and medium-sized institutions are also racing against time to carry out technological innovation, from the perspective of the market structure, the basic technology manufacturers that can provide systematic education model services are still the mainstay.
However, although the development trend of the education model is in full swing, there are still places that need to be vigilant, considering that education is more related to the field of ideology, the security of the model is particularly important, after all, many general models have been exposed because of the lack of review of training materials, exposing problems such as the inability to identify the belonging of Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, and slandering revolutionary martyrs.
Therefore, only domestic large models with excellent quality at the bottom can achieve better application and results in the field of education. In an interview with CCTV's "Tianxia Finance" column, Lei Mingyu, Secretary-General of the Smart Education Working Committee of the Internet Society of China, said: "The education field involves a large amount of students' personal information, including sensitive information such as academic performance and learning behavior, and it is necessary to strictly abide by relevant privacy policies and laws and regulations to ensure the security of students' personal information. ”
Controllable and credible is also a hard indicator for the development of education models
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How is the education model made?
Since the underlying technology is so important, can it be possible to play with the education model by relying on technology alone? Obviously, this will not work. The core competitiveness of the application of large models in the field of education is the ability of science and technology enterprises to understand the education industry, which training materials are forward-looking, educational and in line with the national conditions of the mainland, and which technical routes can be implemented faster and more widely across the country......
The technology that is built on this understanding is the technology that is truly valuable. Therefore, if there are certain barriers to the current general large model, such as the need for strong computing power and high-quality training data, then the special education model is a giant standing on the shoulders of giants, and it is by no means as simple as relying purely on massive data feeding and algorithm stacking, in the entire large model training process, enterprises must have a high sense of social responsibility, and developers need to take the concept of "teaching and learning as the center" as the underlying logic of research and development, and integrate it into the whole process of architecture design and prototype development of algorithm models.
All major exhibitors will put their own educational models in the most conspicuous position of the booth
At the National People's Congress and the National People's Congress held in March, in the face of the "artificial intelligence +" action proposed for the first time in the government work report, Huai Jinpeng, Minister of Education, said that in the future, he will be committed to cultivating a large number of teachers with digital literacy, strengthening the construction of the teacher team, and deepening artificial intelligence technology into the whole process and link of education, teaching and management, to study its effectiveness and adaptability, so that the young generation can learn more actively and teachers can teach more creatively.
At the same time, it is also necessary to pay more attention to the standardization of artificial intelligence ethics and privacy protection under digital education, guide and build a good platform, and actively participate in the formulation of the world's rules on the relationship between artificial intelligence, education and ethics.
Moreover, the education model is different from other field models, because education itself has the natural characteristics of long-term and lagging nature, which means that it has a high entry threshold and requires long-term investment from enterprises. Since the beginning of 2022, China has successively released regulatory documents related to algorithm recommendation and generative AI services to build a regulatory mechanism for artificial intelligence technologies and services, and in the "Announcement on Filed Information of Generative AI Services" issued by the Cyberspace Administration of China, since August 2023, a total of 117 excellent "large model" companies have been selected, but the number of large education models accounts for only 4%, and they are basically well-known enterprises, such as Good Future, Squirrel, Good class help, etc., it can be seen that the challenge of this track is very difficult.
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Cloud integration is a key step in the implementation of AI
In the past, the digitalization of education often required the support of a variety of hardware equipment, but too much hardware would increase the cost, increase the difficulty of teaching management, and also make the operation of teachers complicated, increase the application threshold, and hinder the popularization of smart equipment, so the integration process from cloud to end is the key to whether the education model can land on campus in the future.
The integration of the cloud is the "main battlefield" of this educational equipment exhibition to show its muscles
Therefore, at this educational equipment exhibition, we see that major enterprises have begun to promote the integration of their own large model technology specific landing products, most of which can fully integrate classroom interaction, board books, seminars, recording and other teaching applications, through the integration of classroom recording and broadcasting, central control, screen projection, group and other intelligent equipment, re-layout of digital classroom scenes, to achieve a high degree of integration of hardware, software, applications, and platforms, which greatly reduces the management difficulty of teachers.
We experienced a complete set of cloud integration process of education model at the education equipment exhibition - before class, teachers can find high-quality teaching resources on the PC side, use the education model to automatically generate teaching courseware, write lesson plans, write handouts and even generate exam papers with one click, and then automatically synchronize teaching materials from personal computers to the classroom screen through a one-stop work entrance.
When the teacher enters the classroom, the large screen of the classroom can automatically identify the teacher and log in to the system through the Bluetooth signal of the mobile phone and tablet, without the need to manually enter the account and password to log in, saving classroom time. In the teaching process, teachers can directly circle the text of the board book, and expand the knowledge after intelligent recognition to enrich the teaching content. In addition, AI can randomly select students to answer questions.
After class, the system can intelligently analyze the language and behavior of teachers and students in the classroom, help teachers review, reflect and evaluate the classroom, and can also realize the quantitative presentation of teaching quality and cultivate the teacher team through collective lesson preparation, class listening, class evaluation, building a teaching and research achievement database, and visual data of district and school integration. At the same time, teachers can also fully exchange teaching experience and improve their professional level on the national teacher academic exchange platform.
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What does the "Classroom of the Future" look like?
With the continuous advancement of technology, the classroom of the future will no longer be the traditional blackboard and chalk, but full of innovative and intelligent equipment. The "Classroom of the Future" will be a vibrant, innovative and personalized learning space that will provide students with a richer, more diverse and deeper learning experience.
In such a classroom, students will interact with teachers and peers through smart devices, explore uncharted territory using virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) technologies, and get personalized learning recommendations through data analysis. Teachers will utilize advanced teaching tools to improve teaching efficiency while paying attention to each student's learning progress and needs. Education administrators will be able to monitor teaching and learning activities in real-time to ensure the effective allocation and utilization of educational resources......
What are the black technologies that "reveal the future" at the 83rd China Educational Equipment Exhibition? Let's walk into the future classroom through the perspective of the editors of the "Computer News"!
Uncle Kun is the parent of a second-grader
"The pressure on children in the lower grades is not heavy, because of my work, the children have been exposed to a lot of notebooks, tablets, and handheld products since they were young, and I am more curious about some new and exotic products, and share them with the child, so as to open his eyes and curiosity. ”
Cool transparent concept notebook
We saw a laptop with a transparent screen at this exhibition - Lenovo ThinkBook Transparent Display Laptop, equipped with a 17.3-inch Micro LED transparent display, which can be seen directly behind the screen while still being able to be used as a normal notebook, similar to the transparent TV technology released by Xiaomi before, full of science fiction.
But because only some of the pixels are used to display the content, the actual resolution is only 720p. In addition to this, another key element of the laptop's design is the elimination of the physical keyboard in favor of a touchscreen keyboard with a numeric keypad that can be switched into a drawing tablet for use with a stylus.
Xuan's father, a parent of a fourth-grader
As a parent, I hope that my child can devote the remaining time to some areas of his own interest, and it is best to learn some knowledge and skills from it, whether it is an AI chess robot or a calligraphy teaching system integrated with AI technology, it makes me feel worthwhile. ”
A chess robot that is loved by both the elderly and children
Empty cannons, chain horses...... A wonderful man-machine duel unfolded, chess and card lovers either lost or took advantage of the victory to continue to break through, and the onlookers were also full of interest and offered suggestions one after another, making the AI chess robot once become the "group pet" of the venue. The AI chess robot with a cute appearance can directly reach into the chess box like a human hand, and realize the picking and placing of chess pieces by magnetic attraction.
The top is equipped with a vision system, which can achieve the synchronization of "eyes" and "hands", and the control accuracy of the robotic arm reaches the millimeter level, which can accurately place the chess pieces on the chessboard. This AI chess-playing robot also sets up modes such as chess power breakthrough, peak duel, endgame challenge, AI support, and self-placed chess game, so that users can freely choose chess strength and mode to play against each other, not only as a sparring partner, but also as an explanation for teaching.
The 9th generation wisdom calligraphy classroom of Chinese Zhonghe
The pen holding posture is a key part of writing calligraphy, but it is difficult for teachers to monitor and correct the pen holding posture of all students in real time in the classroom.
At present, the hard pen evaluation system on the market basically needs hardware assistance, that is, the data of strokes is obtained through hardware, such as pressure sensitive data, coordinate data, etc., so as to achieve evaluation. The 9th generation of Chinese Zhonghe Smart Calligraphy Classroom uses artificial intelligence technology to get rid of the shackles of auxiliary equipment and realize the evaluation of hard pens.
Yu's mother, the parent of a junior high school student
"I am relatively more concerned about the physical examination of the high school entrance examination and the mental health of middle school students, and the products of physical and mental health are my main focus. ”
Psychological screening of air purification vision and white light sleep aid
Compared with academic performance, the mental health problems of middle school students are the most worrying for our parents, but the traditional campus psychological testing methods are time-consuming, complex to operate, and rely on the subjective judgment of the tester, lacking in science and objectivity, which not only brings inconvenience to school administrators and mental health workers, but also may lead to students' fatigue and resistance in the test, and it is difficult to accurately reflect the real psychological state of students.
The Air Purification Vision seen at the Education Exhibition launched an AI health assessment system, which quickly helps screen and identify students' mental health problems with only 60 seconds of video, and solves the cumbersome and subjective pain points of current campus psychological screening.