Across the globe, the rise of artificial intelligence has sparked unprecedented attention and discussion in the education sector. The debate over whether "AI will replace teachers" has never ceased, but there has been little large-scale empirical data to prove the effectiveness of AI in teaching. Recently, the creation of a remarkable Guinness World Record has provided a clear answer to this question.

On January 13th, in Guangzhou, Guinness World Records official Wu Xiaohong announced that Squirrel Ai successfully initiated the "Largest AI vs. Traditional Teaching Difference Experiment," which received official certification. This experiment involved 1,662 students over two months, with an authoritative report from Aii Research and full tracking by Beijing Normal University, ensuring the rigor and authenticity of the experiment.

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In the experiment, Squirrel Ai used its smart adaptive teaching system to teach one group of students, while another group was taught by real teachers. Both groups were compared under the same teaching period, course objectives, and evaluation criteria. The results showed that students who received AI-based instruction performed significantly better than those in traditional classrooms. The average score of the sixth-grade AI group was 87.58, while the real teacher group scored 78.80. The difference was even more pronounced for seventh grade, with the AI group scoring an average of 92.91 and the real teacher group only 79.07.

This experiment not only provides strong evidence of the effectiveness of AI teaching, but also demonstrates new possibilities for achieving equitable education. The research shows that AI teaching is particularly effective in improving the performance of students with medium or low foundational knowledge, especially for low-scoring students in the seventh grade, whose post-test average scores increased from 47.90 to 72.46, demonstrating a strong "weakness-enhancing effect."

In addition, the experiment revealed the advantages of AI teaching in terms of stability and accessibility. AI teaching can systematically improve students' overall learning levels, breaking the limitations of the "Matthew effect" in traditional education, allowing students from all regions to receive the same high-standard teaching, truly achieving fair distribution of educational resources.

In summary, Squirrel Ai's achievement not only verifies the potential of AI education, but also points the way for the future development of education, breaking various limitations of traditional education.