Most Russians are ready to trust artificial intelligence to help their children with their studies

The overwhelming number of Russians are ready, to one degree or another, to rely on artificial intelligence to help their child with their studies, and only one in five is not ready to entrust training to AI, according to a joint study by the Mail group and Uchi.ru, which they shared with RIA Novosti.

The study was conducted based on a survey of 2.5 thousand Russians, as well as the companies’ own data.

“As for AI in education, they are most often willing to entrust it with explaining complex topics and searching for information on the subject (20%), as well as checking homework, helping with reports and presentations - 18% and 16%, respectively,” the study says. Another 12% are ready to entrust AI with preparing notes, summaries and other educational materials.

In addition, 14% of respondents would not mind relying on artificial intelligence to draw up a study plan and prepare for exams, as well as control deadlines. “However, every fifth person is not yet ready to entrust tasks related to teaching a child to AI,” the analysts noted.

Overall, the survey showed that digital services have become an important part of the education of Russian children. Thus, 8 out of 10 schoolchildren use email, cloud and educational services for studying, and 42% of parents see more advantages in the opportunity to gain knowledge online. “Children most often use digital tools to understand a difficult topic or homework (45%) and to watch online lessons (28%),” the study says.

“Half of those surveyed believe that technology complements the teacher, who remains the main source of knowledge. Another quarter sees him as a mentor and assistant, and not just a source of knowledge,” the analysts added.

They also found that parents view additional online learning as an opportunity for child development. Almost half (45%) believe that a child can study online for 1-2 hours without harm to health, another quarter allow more than 2 hours.