Anxious Chinese students are trusting AI to help pick colleges and majors
Innovation Anxious Chinese students are trusting AI to help pick colleges and majors Alibaba, ByteDance, Baidu, and Tencent guide hundreds of millions of high-school grads to optimize the high-stakes university match system. After taking part in China’s grueling national college entrance exam, Guo Xinyan has three weeks to make what could be the most important decision of her life: which universities and programs she should apply to. The 18-year-old turned to an AI chatbot for help.
- ▪Innovation Anxious Chinese students are trusting AI to help pick colleges and majors Alibaba, ByteDance, Baidu, and Tencent guide hundreds of millions of high-school grads to optimize the high-stakes university match system.
- ▪After taking part in China’s grueling national college entrance exam, Guo Xinyan has three weeks to make what could be the most important decision of her life: which universities and programs she should apply to.
- ▪The 18-year-old turned to an AI chatbot for help.
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Innovation Anxious Chinese students are trusting AI to help pick colleges and majors Alibaba, ByteDance, Baidu, and Tencent guide hundreds of millions of high-school grads to optimize the high-stakes university match system. Students leave the gaokao exam in Nanjing in June under a banner that reads “Win top marks.” Su Yang/Xinhua via Getty Images Students leave the gaokao exam in Nanjing in June under a banner that reads “Win top marks.” Su Yang/Xinhua via Getty Images By Viola Zhou 29 July 2026 Chinese high school graduates are turning to free AI chatbots to navigate the college admission process.The automated tools are disrupting a costly private counseling market by offering highly utilitarian, job-focused major recommendations.Despite the convenience, students must cross-check AI…
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