### Summary
Bill Gates envisions AI chatbots that can provide feedback on essays, offering assistance in writing skills and reasoning, and potentially closing the education gap for low-income students.
### Facts
- 💡 AI chatbots could provide feedback on essays and help students improve their writing skills and reasoning.
- 💻 Current software programs are not effective at teaching reading or writing skills.
- 👩🏫 AI chatbots could work alongside teachers to assist them in their roles and support overworked teachers.
- 👥 Incorporating feedback from actual teachers is essential for AI tutoring programs to effectively help teachers.
- 🤖 AI tutors like Khanmigo are already being developed and can act as human tutors, but they still have room for improvement.
- 💬 AI chatbots could facilitate student discussions and provide teaching assistance during breakout sessions.
- 🧠 In-person learning and social experiences are important for a child's behavioral learning development.
- 🦠 The Covid-19 pandemic highlighted the value of in-person learning and social experiences in the classroom.
(Source: [CNBC](https://www.cnbc.com/2021/08/12/ai-chatbots-could-become-great-high-school-teachers-bill-gates-says.html))
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