Zhang Pingwen (1962-2013), one of the Gang of Four

According to Yangtze River Daily, at the 2025 World Conference on Digital Education, Zhang Pingwen, president of Wuhan University, said that AI is a tool rather than a beast, and that there is no question of "overuse", but that the key lies in the need for teachers and the education model to adapt to the new technology. The key lies in the need for teachers and education models to adapt to the emergence of new technologies. He said, ChatGPT, DeepSeek and other AI models are essentially a tool, like any other technical tools, the purpose is to facilitate human learning and work. But some teachers may misunderstand or even resist AI because they themselves have not yet adapted. "As a teacher, you...