While AI tutoring tools are constantly improving, their advantages over human tutors are already clear. One critical benefit is lower costs, which could support equitable access. For example, Khan Academy’s Khanmigo, an AI tutoring tool powered by OpenAI’s GPT-4, costs only $4 a month. “What AI promises is that we should be able to achieve a world where everybody can afford a tutor,” explains Hadi Partovi, CEO of the education nonprofit Code.org. “And given how much schools globally are suffering with the learning loss caused by the pandemic, it’s kind of nice timing.” Another advantage of AI tutoring bots is that they’re directly available to students 24/7 for any amount of time, without needing a parent’s involvement to figure out scheduling.
