As a researcher focused on AI and other new writing technologies, I've seen many cases of high-tech "solutions" for teaching problems that fizzled. AI certainly may enhance aspects of education, but history shows that bots probably won't be an effective substitute for humans. That's because students have long shown resistance to machines, however sophisticated, and a natural preference to connect with and be inspired by fellow humans.
Karpathy believes AI can solve a long-standing challenge: the scarcity of good teachers who are also subject experts. And he's not alone. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Khan Academy CEO Sal Khan, venture capitalist Marc Andreessen and University of California, Berkeley computer scientist Stuart Russell also dream of bots becoming on-demand tutors, guidance counselors and perhaps even replacements for human teachers.
The best answer so far is to keep class sizes to no more than 15 students. Research shows that students learn writing better in smaller classes because they are more engaged. Yet small classes require more instructors, and that can get expensive for school districts and colleges.
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