"As AI becomes more prevalent in the classroom-where students use it to complete assignments and teachers are uncertain about how to address it-an AI platform called MathGPT launched last year with the goal of providing an "anti-cheating" tutor to college students and a teaching assistant to professors. Following a successful pilot program at 30 colleges and universities in the U.S., MathGPT is preparing to nearly double its availability this fall, with hundreds of instructors planning to incorporate the tool."
"The most notable aspect of the platform is that its AI chatbot is trained to never directly give the answer, but instead ask students questions and provide support, much like a human tutor would. This technique, known as Socratic questioning, encourages students to think critically rather than simply memorizing answers. For instructors, MathGPT serves as a teaching assistant, generating questions and schoolwork based on uploaded textbooks and learning materials, as well as offering auto-grading capabilities and additional AI features."
"The main feature that sets MathGPT apart from other AI companies is its instructor-centric approach. Recently, the platform has become even more focused on instructors' needs. For example, instructors can now determine when students are allowed to interact with the chatbot. They can specify whether the AI should provide tutoring support for specific assignments while encouraging students to work independently on others."
MathGPT is an AI platform that acts as an "anti-cheating" tutor for college students and a teaching assistant for professors. A pilot at 30 U.S. colleges led to wider rollout with hundreds of instructors planning adoption at institutions including Penn State, Tufts, and Liberty. The chatbot uses Socratic questioning and is trained not to give direct answers, encouraging critical thinking. The platform generates questions and assignments from uploaded textbooks, supports college-level math (Algebra, Calculus, Trigonometry), and offers auto-grading. New instructor-focused controls let professors set when students can access the chatbot, specify assignment-specific tutoring permissions, and limit student answer attempts.
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