Students will be offered artificial intelligence (AI) and chatbots to help them revise for exams as education publisher Pearson steps up its use of the new technology.
The London-listed company has launched a new generative AI tool in its Pearson+ app that allows users to automatically summarise the content of videos into bullet points.
It will also roll out chatbots trained on its textbooks to provide real-time support for students struggling with difficult subjects.
The new software will launch this autumn in time for the back-to-school period, with further features expected to be added next year.
Andy Bird, chief executive of Pearson, said he saw generative AI as a “net positive” for the education group, but insisted it was working to tackle the risks.
He said: “As has been noted many times, generative AI is a phenomenal creation but it does come with a health warning around hallucinations.
“As we have dug deeper into the challenges of maintaining accuracy, it turns out surprise surprise that doing this well is really hard, and so we’re focused and very thoughtful on doing things appropriately that are going to benefit both students and faculty.”
