AI in Education Blog
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The Book That Answers Back
by BrainStream CEO Steve Alcorn Ask a room of students what Shazam actually does. Most of them use it every week. Almost none of them…
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When AI Can Write the Essay, What Are Universities Really Evaluating?
by BrainStream Chief Marketing Officer Ya-Hui (Laura) Kao University application season is here. Students are working on personal statements, supplemental essays, and other application materials…
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What Flows Where: How BrainStream Handles Data
by BrainStream CEO Steve Alcorn Every school app asks for the same trust: hand over your data. Few show you the pipes. Here’s ours. Students…
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AI-Assisted Development: Building BrainStream in a New Era
by BrainStream Chief User Experience Officer Yung-Wen Cheng AI is changing how programmers build websites and mobile applications. Modern AI coding tools can generate UI…
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The Tutor Who Never Sighs
Human patience is a battery, and tutoring drains it fast. What changes when a struggling student finally gets a tutor with no battery to drain?
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Moving Out of the Lab: What ALL IN 2026 Signals for Higher Education and AI
by BrainStream Chief Financial Officer Phyllis Chia-Hua Chen Every mid-September, AI leaders, researchers, investors, and industry pioneers gather in Montreal for ALL IN, Canada’s major…
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AI in Education: Moving Beyond the ‘Q&A’ Era
by BrainStream Chief Operating Officer Tzu-Ying (Kimberley) Chen For years, much of the conversation around artificial intelligence in education has focused on a simple question:…
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Does Coding Still Matter in the Age of AI?
by BrainStream Chief Marketing Officer Ya-Hui (Laura) Kao If AI can write code, why should students still learn it? AI tools such as ChatGPT and…
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Beyond the Classroom: Preparing Students for an AI-First Workforce
by BrainStream Chief Financial Officer Phyllis Chia-Hua Chen In his recent piece, our CEO Steve Alcorn reflected on MIT’s landmark report on AI in education,…
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MIT’s Answer to AI in Education: Augment the Struggle, Don’t Automate It Away
by BrainStream CEO Steve Alcorn In August, MIT published a report that opens with an uncomfortable admission: AI can now produce credible responses to “almost…
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The Potential of 3D and AI in Education
by BrainStream Chief User Experience Officer Yung-Wen Cheng Traditional educational apps often present information through text, images, videos, and conventional quizzes. While these formats remain…
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When the Tutor Does the Homework
by BrainStream CEO Steve Alcorn OpenAI launched ChatGPT for Teens this week. The pitch is learning: Study Mode asks guiding questions, walks students through problems…