China’s AI Rules, Math Bots, and a Teen Tackles Cheating Using AI | AI Kids Scoop

In this episode of AI for Kids, we explore how artificial intelligence is changing schools around the world—from new rules to exciting new tools!

We talk about how China just made new rules that stop students from turning in AI-written homework and require teacher help when younger kids use AI tools. Over in the UK, leaders are planning global guidelines for AI in education—and even a big AI in schools summit in 2026!

We also spotlight Jun Jang, a 16-year-old from Mississippi, who built a program to catch AI-written homework by learning students’ writing styles. So cool!

Plus, we check out a smart math app from France that can read your handwritten equations and help you learn step-by-step, and a new AI tool from Renaissance that helps teachers personalize lessons just for you.

At the end, we share a screen-free activity called “Be the AI” that helps you understand how AI follows instructions—and where it can go hilariously wrong!

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Chapters

• 0:00 Podcast Introduction
• 1:51 China's AI Education Policies
• 2:56 Global AI Guidelines Developments
• 4:43 Teen-Built AI Detection Tool
• 6:22 AI-Powered Math Learning App
• 7:46 Teacher Support AI Tools
• 8:38 Screen-Free "Be the AI" Activity
• 10:19 Episode Wrap-Up

Transcript

Speaker 1: 0:29

Welcome to the AI for Kids podcast, where playtime, learning and creating collide bit by bit. Ever wonder how your phone recognizes your face. How does a game learn to get harder as you get better? This is AI. This podcast is designed for kids like you and your human parents, making the complex world of AI easy to understand and, most importantly, fun. So are you ready to unlock the mysteries of artificial intelligence? Subscribe and join us on AI for Kids. Hey there, listeners, welcome back to AI Kids School, the place where we break down the coolest news about AI, just for kids like you and the grownups who care about you.

Speaker 1: 1:10

I'm your host, amber Ivey, aka AI, and today we're talking about what's been happening with AI in education from earlier this month to May 22nd, the day I'm recording this. So the first thing I want to talk about is China actually is saying no to cheating with AI. As you all know, china is doing a lot of advancements with AI and asking students to use AI to take courses in AI, but the wild thing is that most recently, officials made new rules for how students can use AI in school. They said that younger students can't use AI tools like chatbots without a teacher helping them, and no one can turn in homework made by AI. Uh-oh why. They want kids to keep thinking for themselves. If a robot writes all your answers, you don't get to practice your own ideas, right? And we are concerned that AI can impact kids and their creativity. So these rules are all about keeping learning real and helping students build brainpower, not just bot power, right? So what does this mean for you as a student? If you're using AI tools at school or at home, that's great, but remember you're the smart one. Ai should help you learn, not do all the learning for you. So what's next?

Speaker 1: 2:27

The United Kingdom, which is a place in Europe, made a pretty big move. The Education Secretary announced they'll be funding new global guidelines for how schools should use AI. And guess what? They're also planning a worldwide summit in 2026 to bring educators together to talk about it. The goal is to make sure AI is used in fair, safe and smart ways in classrooms all over the world, just not in one country. What does this mean for you? The way AI shows up in your school might soon follow some of these global guidelines that are made by teachers, scientists and experts from different countries, so that everyone together can learn safely and benefit from this cool tool called AI, while at the same time, making sure we're keeping kids safe. So what else is going on? The European Commission released a draft called the AI Literacy Framework. It was actually released today, the day I'm recording this, may 22nd. That's a fancy name for a guide to help students figure out what kids should know about AI. It includes things like what AI is, how it works, how to stay safe when using AI, why ethics matter in AI. Ethics is understanding right from wrong when using the technology, and I want to share what this means for you. If you live in Europe, or even if you don't, you might soon see new lessons in school that explain how AI thinks, how it helps and what it should never do. It's pretty powerful stuff, and, as these different countries and commissions are bringing these different ideas, I definitely am excited to see what's going to happen in the classroom.

Speaker 1: 4:04

Oh, there was another cool idea or cool thing that came out of a teen right around some of your ages, right? So this team built a tool to spot cheating. Now check this out. A 16 year old high school student named Jun Jang hopefully I got your name right from Mississippi, made headlines earlier this month he built a tool that helps teachers figure out if homework was written by a student or by AI. This has been tried before. It's had some okay effects and some not so good effects. Some of the spotters before have actually called things AI that were not AI. So students got in trouble and hopefully none of you got in trouble but some students got in trouble for using AI when it was actually their work. But what he's doing is he noticed that some kids were using tools like ChatGPT to do their writing and he thought that wasn't fair. So John created a program that learns each student's writing style, that some kids were using tools like ChatGPT to do their writing and he thought that wasn't fair. So John created a program that learns each student's writing style so it learns based on you, which AI does very well. Then it checks if something sounds way too robotic. So his invention got him noticed at the International Science and Engineering Fair.

Speaker 1: 5:10

What does this mean for you? Ai is cool, but using it honestly is even cooler, and John shows that kids like you can build amazing things to help teachers, classmates and the whole world. Ai is not just meant to be built, and AI tools are not just meant to be built by adults Students. You can now interact with this world, and it gives you access to a lot of cool ideas that you may have already had. It can even help you think about how to deliver it and how to create it. So make sure you're exploring, trying things out. Don't look at the part of it's going to keep you from using AI for homework, because you shouldn't do that in the first place, right? But look at it as if, though, this young person built something really cool to help the next generation. So what else is going on?

Speaker 1: 5:53

There's a smart new math tool out of France. A company in France called probably going to mess his name up Pixie Science, p-y-x-i Science, shared exciting news. They got funding to grow their AI-powered math app. What's neat about this is their app can read your handwriting and understand your math steps like a tutor who knows exactly what you're trying to do. It then checks if your thinking makes sense, not just if the final answer is right, so if you mess up in the middle of a problem, it can help you fix it right there. This is amazing, super cool and allows us to get that more personalized interaction with AI.

Speaker 1: 6:33

Now what does this mean for you? Ai isn't just about getting to the answer right. It's all about learning how to think through tough problems and to have a personalized tutor, teacher supporter there alongside you to teach you how you need to be taught, to help you through a lot of different complex things where a teacher may not be able to spend one-on-one time with you right, unless you have a tutor. But with tools like this, your math work might feel a little less tricky and a lot more helpful if it helps you to understand where you messed up, how to improve, so then you can do it better the next time. So I know you're wondering what else do I have on this list? Here's another cool one. There's an AI that actually helps teachers help you. Yesterday, a company called Renaissance launched a new AI tool for teachers. It doesn't replace your teacher. It helps them see how you're doing and what you might need next. So if you're doing well in reading but need help in math, the AI can point that out. It's like a super helper that makes sure your teacher knows where you shine and where you need boosts or help. What does this mean for you? You might not even know it, but your teacher could be using AI to make learning just right for you. So if you're struggling in a topic, they could be getting data which you all know from the D is for data episode about you to help give you personalized or individualized learning and support, just for you as a learner.

Speaker 1: 7:57

So before we wrap, I'm going to start doing a segment called screen-free activities just to give you all an idea of things you can do if you don't have access to AI or a computer. I want to make sure you all are still learning things you can do if you don't have access to AI or a computer. I wanna make sure you all are still learning about AI, right? So this activity is called Be the AI. So I want you to ask a friend or adult to give you a task, but only using simple instructions. For example, they might say draw a triangle. Now draw a circle, put the circle on top. You have to follow the instructions exactly to the T. If they mess up a step, you'll see why AI sometimes gives weird answers. It's only as smart as the instructions it gets or the prompts it gets. Then I went to the switch. You give the instructions. So you can see how tricky it is to be clear, just like when you're programming or training or prompting a robot or an AI. This will also help you get better with prompting if you test it out with an actual human. So when you go into a generative AI system, you'll kind of get an idea of what steps you need to say to the AI to make sure that it understands exactly what you want it to create.

Speaker 1: 9:07

That's it for this week's AI Kid Scoop. From China's new rules to France's math tutor, to a Mississippi teen doing science magic, you've seen that AI is changing how kids learn all around the world. But remember, you are in charge of how you use AI. Use it to learn, to grow and to dream big, whether you're solving math problems or designing the next big app. You've got this and remember to always do this and try these technologies with a parent. For parents, all the links will be in the show notes so you can check it out. So thank you all for listening and I will see you next time for more updates from the wild and wonderful world of AI. Don't forget, be safe and stay curious. Bye-bye. Thank you for joining us as we explore the fascinating world of artificial intelligence. Don't keep this adventure to yourself. Download it, share it with your friends and let everyone else in on the fun. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts, or on YouTube. See you next time on AI for Kids.