The Download: how China’s universities approach AI, and the pitfalls of welfare algorithms
Rhiannon Williams
created: July 28, 2025, 12:10 p.m. | updated: July 31, 2025, 9:20 a.m.
Just two years ago, students in China were told to avoid using AI for their assignments.
Now, professors no longer warn students against using AI.
The use of generative AI on campus has become nearly universal.
Meet the teachers who think generative AI could actually make learning better.
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