In China, parents turn to AI to help children select a university degree

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Chinese parents, like ride-hailing driver Zhang Qi, increasingly use artificial intelligence technology to assist their children in choosing university degree programs. This reflects growing reliance on AI to navigate complex educational admission systems in China.

Zhang Qi, a ride-hailing driver based in Guangzhou, has turned to artificial intelligence this year to help his son make one of the most important decisions of his young life: choosing a university degree programme. Like millions of 18-year-olds across China, Zhang’s son recently received his university entrance exam results and had to navigate the country’s labyrinthine admissions system – choosing from thousands of programmes at hundreds of schools. Many middle-class families hire expensive...