The incident raises concerns about the role of teachers and how AI is monitored in the modern classroom.
On November 14, the Gyeonggo Provincial Education Office in South Korea released a two-minute video introducing the “Hi-Learning” system, a pilot AI platform that helps teachers grade student work in subjects such as Korean, Science, and Social Studies.
The video depicts a teacher confused when answering a student's question, while the AI provides detailed and in-depth explanations. When the teacher tries to reassure the student with encouraging words, the AI intervenes and emphasizes that the words are "empty" and insincere, leaving the teacher confused.
The video was immediately widely criticized on social media. The director of the Gyeonggi Education Department, Mr. Yim Tae-hee, had to apologize.
Hundreds of users, mostly South Korean teachers, said the video’s portrayal undermined their professionalism. Teachers’ unions also condemned the video, calling it “an insulting mockery of teachers’ professionalism” and demanding the Gyeonggi Education Office stop using the AI student-rating system.
The incident highlights deeper concerns about the role of AI in the classroom, with many teachers finding that the integration of AI not only changes teaching responsibilities, but also impacts teacher-student relationships.
“Nowadays, almost all students use AI. My role is not only to teach knowledge, but also to guide students to use AI safely and effectively,” said Mr. Kim, a junior high school English teacher in Goyang.
The rapid spread of AI in the Korean education system has made teacher supervision and guidance more important than ever.
Professor Moon Hyung-nam, president of the Korean Association for AI Education, warned: “AI can create information ‘illusions’, meaning that the content can be fabricated or distorted. Although AI completes tasks quickly and efficiently, misinformation is inevitable. Experienced teachers need to supervise and guide AI, providing assessments that only humans can do.”
The Gyeonggi incident reflects the growing tension between the use of technology in education and the indispensable role of teachers. It also raises important questions about how to balance the use of AI to enhance teaching effectiveness and maintain the values of expertise, empathy, and human interaction in the classroom.
As AI platforms become more prevalent, how South Korean education adapts to new technology will be an important measure of the future of the teaching profession and the learning process of today's generation of students.
Emphasizing the shift in the traditional role of teachers, Ms. Heo Won-hee, a senior member of the Korean Teachers and Educational Workers Union (KTU), said: “The role of teachers is no longer just to simply impart knowledge. Teachers need to build new and meaningful relationships with students, promoting bonding, development and mutual understanding.”
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