“It’s time to study English” ... Weavers Brain unveils AI tutor

[Financial News] Weavers Brain, an interactive artificial intelligence (AI) company, has launched a service in which an AI tutor calls users first and conducts English conversations based on news tailored to their interests. The AI leads the lesson without users having to open an app or search for learning content. The service is noteworthy as AI evolves beyond answering questions into a proactive tool that takes the initiative in guiding users’ learning.
Industry sources said on the 10th that Weavers Brain had launched MaxAI News Tutor, an AI-based English-learning service.
MaxAI News Tutor is a service in which an AI tutor calls learners first, suggests news in areas they are interested in, and leads an English conversation. Learners listen to news options and say which topic they want to discuss. The AI then explains the background and key points of the selected news story and conducts an English conversation.
Individual users can set three to five interests, while corporate members can choose professional fields related to their work, such as defense, nuclear power, and information technology (IT).
The AI tutor conducts lessons using listening exercises, read-aloud practice, quizzes, and other activities. If learners have difficulty, it breaks down its explanations or adjusts the difficulty by using simpler English. After the lesson, they can listen to the call again and review AI feedback on each utterance.
The service was developed based on MaxTutor, part of AgentMax, an AI agent development platform that Weavers Brain unveiled on the 3rd.
Weavers Brain has launched related agents for the education and sales sectors and plans to expand their use to the public sector and other areas.
Weavers Brain CEO Jo Se-won said, “AI can summarize the news on my behalf, but it can’t do the learning or express my thoughts for me. MaxAI News Tutor is a service that demonstrates through conversation technology that guides learners to take action themselves.”
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