On January 3rd, educational technology company NetEase Youdao held a press conference on the innovative achievements of the "Confucius" education model. At the press conference, NetEase Youdao announced the launch of the first education big model in China, "Ziyue" 2.0 version. At the same time, it also released three innovative applications based on the big model and a new intelligent hardware product: AI home teacher "Little P Teacher", Youdao Speed Reading, virtual human oral private teaching Hi Echo2.0, and Youdao AI learning machine X20.
As the latest application of the Confucius education model, AI tutoring teacher Xiao P has received widespread attention. At present, Teacher P has taken the lead in landing on the Youdao AI learning machine X20. It is reported that this learning machine has pioneered the "three in one" mode, which integrates three functional forms: learning machine, learning practice machine, and student exclusive computer. It also comes with multiple native applications of large models, which can be considered the ceiling of the industry.
Only after 5 months, the "Confucius" education model once again leads the way in new forms of education
Just as the release of the iPhone in 2007 heralded the arrival of the mobile internet era, the birth of Chat GPT symbolized a turning point in the field of artificial intelligence. NetEase Youdao CEO Zhou Feng said at a press conference, "2023 is the starting year of AIGC, and big models will continue to give birth to new business models, which will become the main trend in the development of artificial intelligence in the coming years."
In July 2023, Youdao launched the first education model in China, "Ziyue," and simultaneously implemented six major applications. At present, Youdao has released multiple products in the vertical application field of educational big models. Including the world's first virtual human oral private teaching Hi Echo, the first Youdao Dictionary Pen X6 Pro equipped with a large model function, and so on.
In November 2023, the Youdao "Confucius" Education Model successfully passed the Double New Evaluation and became one of the first education models to pass the complete national registration.
"When the wave of big technology arrives, we should participate as quickly as possible and get started. Speed is very important," Zhou Feng emphasized.
"Teacher Xiao P" officially appears and opens a new era of general practice Q&A
At this press conference, NetEase Youdao showcased the latest application achievements of the "Confucius" education model in multiple scenarios, covering sub fields such as general practice Q&A, oral training, and document speed reading.
Among them, the most eye-catching is an application that is expected to use AI to solve "general subject Q&A" - Teacher Xiao P.
Parents often face two major difficulties when tutoring their children in learning: first, their understanding of the problem itself is not deep enough; Secondly, even if the problem is understood, it is difficult to effectively explain the knowledge points to the child.
Using AI technology to solve these problems is precisely the original intention of AI tutoring teacher Xiao P's online launch. As an application launched based on the "Confucius" education model, Teacher Xiao P can provide students with full stage and subject wide Q&A support at any time.
At the press conference, the product manager demonstrated the process of Teacher P solving multidisciplinary problems: for example, when a child asks Teacher P a math problem, he does not directly provide the answer, but first provides the solution to the equation; If the child provides feedback that they have not learned equations, they will explain in a different way to ensure that they answer every question; At the same time, Teacher P also supports "drawing inferences from one example" and "multiple rounds of interaction", actively recommending similar types of questions to children for consolidation, and summarizing and summarizing key problem-solving points to help children achieve the learning effect of "solving a problem and mastering a type of problem".
It is worth mentioning that in the interaction and communication with children, Teacher P uses clever questioning to inspire their thinking, gradually guiding them to explore problems on their own, thus avoiding monotonous rote teaching and cultivating children's learning habits of active exploration.
At this press conference, Youdao also announced with great weight that Teacher Xiao P will be the first to land on a new hardware product - Youdao AI learning machine X20. Different from traditional learning machines, the Youdao AI learning machine X20 has pioneered the "three in one" model, which integrates learning machines, practice machines, and student exclusive computers.
In the learning machine mode, the Youdao AI learning machine X20 is equipped with the latest application of the "Confucius" education model, including Teacher P and Hi Echo; In the learning and training machine mode, the X20 is equipped with a large number of genuine "5.3" test questions, combined with eye protection paper screen, ink mode, and 4096 level pressure sensitive intelligent writing pen, providing users with an immersive practice experience similar to paper writing; In computer mode, X20 supports parents to control through mobile devices, allowing children to safely explore PC applications such as programming and document processing on the learning machine, thereby mastering more digital skills and adapting to the challenges and requirements of the AI era in advance.
The application is king, Confucius said, the education model accelerates the implementation of multiple educational scenarios
At the press conference, NetEase Youdao also announced the launch of virtual human oral private teaching Hi Echo2.0 and Youdao speed reading.
The product manager of Hi Echo pointed out that in order to more effectively meet the specific needs of Chinese students learning English, they have launched Hi Echo 2.0 version, which adds a "spoken language grading" function and provides more diverse virtual human images. In addition, considering the learning progress and English proficiency of students, Hi Echo2.0 has designed more diverse and in-depth dialogue exercises to help students comprehensively improve their English speaking abilities. Youdao also announced that Hi Echo will officially open up cooperation with the outside world and intends to connect various scenarios such as in car systems and smartwatches in the future.
Duan Yitao, the chief scientist of Youdao, also showcased a new feature of Youdao Translation - Youdao Speed Reading, aimed at helping users quickly understand document content and locate key information. At present, Youdao Speed Reading provides five core functions: document Q&A, article, key point interpretation, citation reputation, and field review. It is understood that these features can help users quickly read and understand document content of up to ten thousand words in just 10 seconds.
At the press conference, Duan Yitao also officially announced that he will open source the RAG engine "QAnything" behind Youdao Speed Reading, in order to share technological achievements with the developer community, stimulate innovation and cooperation, and further expand the application scope of this technology. (End)