AI is allegedly becoming part of everyday classes in South Korea, in which the country takes bold steps towards changing traditional education. According to Nikkei Asia, about 30 percent of the schools in South Korea, from primary to high school, have already adopted AI-managed digital textbooks since March, which is a major change in learning students.

This week’s initiative was displayed during the Summit of APEC Education Ministers this week, which was hosted in South Korea for the first time in nine years. The country used the platform to highlight its digital change in classes, especially the rollouts of AI-based English and Mathematics textbooks for some grades across the country.

A glimpse of this change was displayed at the Endoc Elementary School in Jeju, which was chosen by the government as a model to learn digital-first. During the fourth grade mathematics text, the students used the tablet to solve the problems, while their handwritten answers appeared live on a digital board. The class participating by international authorities presented a clear picture of how AI is being used to make lessons more interactive and responsible.

However, the rapid adoption of South Korea has not come without obstacles. The difference in digital access in areas and the need for teachers to dispel is some immediate challenges that need to be addressed to the country.

While South Korea focuses on implementing AI in elementary education, a parallel discussion is going on in higher education globally. LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman has raised a point that many teachers are now facing, AI is not going away, and universities need to be adapted.

Speaking on his podcast “possible”, Hoffman said that the traditional structure of college test, especially essay, is no longer reliable because students turn to generative AI equipment to complete assignments. Instead of opposing AI, they believe that colleges should reconsider how learning is assessed and consider integrating AI into the evaluation process.

Hoffman suggested that AI may be included as a co-examination in the future examination or even change more towards oral trials, which demand deep understanding. He said that AI-related essays are often normal, and teachers can use as examples of people who do not do what they do, push students for high targets.

He also said that avoiding AI in class only delays unavoidable. Hoffman said that you cannot “ignore the new equipment, adding that to equip students with the ability to work with AI would be important for their future career. He warned that many universities are still clinging to the old teaching methods and until they actively embrace the change, the risk falls.