by BrainStream Chief Financial Officer Phyllis Chia-Hua Chen Working at the intersection of AI and education, I spend a lot of time looking at growth curves. But the latest 2025 data from KPMG Canada presents a trend that should give every educator, parent, and tech leader pause. The adoption of Generative AI (GenAI) among Canadian…
by BrainStream Chief Executive Officer Steven Craig Alcorn We Build AI Tools — And We Use Them Too At BrainStream, we’re developing AI-powered solutions for education. But we don’t just build AI products — we rely on AI tools every day to run our business. From drafting content and managing communications to analyzing data and…
by BrainStream Chief Marketing Officer Ya-Hui (Laura) Kao As generative AI technology advances rapidly, Canadian higher education institutions are exploring ways to effectively integrate AI tools into teaching and administrative workflows. Leading universities, including McGill University, University of Toronto, and York University, have incorporated AI for tasks such as course content summarization, curriculum planning, drafting documents,…
by BrainStream CEO Steve Alcorn BrainStream is an AI-powered learning platform designed to tutor students directly from their assigned course materials rather than from generalized training data. It ingests textbooks, lecture notes, and instructor-created content, then builds a structured, traceable knowledge base that supports tutoring, assessment, progress tracking, and feedback for students, teachers, and parents….
by Chief Financial Officer Chia-Hua (Phyllis) Chen As the CFO of an AI learning startup, I spend a lot of time analyzing where the EdTech market is heading. Recently, a fascinating narrative has emerged from campuses across the country: to “AI-proof” their courses, professors are turning to the oldest technology available—the oral exam. According to…
by Chief Operating Officer Tzu-Ying (Kimberley) Chen A few weeks ago, a CityNews story caught my attention. It described how many Canadian students feel that AI is making it harder for them to think on their own. I imagined a classroom I once visited, with students quietly typing, screens glowing, answers appearing instantly. Their speed impressed…
by BrainStream Chief Marketing Officer Ya-Hui (Laura) Kao In today’s AI-driven education landscape, students have unprecedented access to learning resources. Yet the real challenge is no longer a lack of content—it’s direction. Even with abundant materials, many students feel lost, unsure where to start, and unclear about their progress. What students truly need is to…
by Chief Financial Officer Chia-Hua (Phyllis) Chen There’s no denying it — AI tools like ChatGPT have completely changed the way we learn. They’re fast, convenient, and surprisingly good at helping us explain concepts or clear up confusion within seconds. But the more I work with AI, the more I’m reminded of something important: AI can support learning,…
by Chief Operating Officer Tzu-Ying (Kimberley) Chen Last month, the Government of Canada launched its AI Strategy Task Force and a national consultation to shape the future of artificial intelligence. (Source: Government of Canada) Among the priorities, education and skills development stand out — a vision that speaks directly to us at BrainStream, where our…
by BrainStream Chief Marketing Officer Ya-Hui (Laura) Kao Playing the Long Game vs. Chasing Short Wins Marketing is often seen as a line item to trim when budgets are tight. “What’s the ROI?” is a fair question — but too often, the timeline behind that question is too short. In reality, marketing is not just…
