Results

Selected programs.

Three examples of what we have run: a student course in Hong Kong, a student cohort in Beijing, and work with university staff at Tsinghua.

What the research says

Why this work matters now.

Three findings from RAND’s 2025 national surveys. Each links to its source.

54%
of U.S. students said they used AI for school in 2025, up more than 15 points in one to two years.
Source: RAND, AI Use in Schools Is Quickly Increasing but Guidance Lags Behind, September 2025
53%
of English, math, and science teachers said they used AI for school in 2025, up more than 15 points in one to two years.
Source: RAND, AI Use in Schools Is Quickly Increasing but Guidance Lags Behind, September 2025
80%+
of students said their teachers did not explicitly teach them how to use AI for schoolwork.
Source: RAND, AI Use in Schools Is Quickly Increasing but Guidance Lags Behind, September 2025

Hong Kong · Summer 2025

A five-day course designed and taught by Phillip An. Each student worked on one real problem they chose.

9.5/10

Net Promoter Score from the 20 students in the course.

20 students

Each worked on one real problem they chose, over five days.

5 days

For a ten-year-old to launch a sign-language-to-speech app, on a problem he chose.

Beijing · Summer 2026

A five-day student cohort, one year after Hong Kong. Alumni now continue their projects in the Year-Long Project Mentorship.

and AI labs

The final pitch was judged by founders and operators from Harvard, Stanford, Y Combinator, and AI labs.

Tsinghua University · Staff training

For staff at Schwarzman College, training built around their own work, with their judgment in charge. The same format as AI for Educators.

What is next

Next step

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