[Polyglots Co., Ltd.] Use of “Recipe”, an English learning app that utilizes generative AI, in schools has increased by 6.6 times compared to the previous year
*Polyglots Co., Ltd.*
Press release: September 9, 2024
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Use of “Recipe”, an English learning app that utilizes generative AI, in schools has increased by 6.6 times compared to the previous year *The use of generative AI apps that are highly effective without increasing the burden on teachers is expanding*
Polyglots Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Representative Director: Yamaguchi) provides an English learning platform “Recipe” optimized for each individual using generative AI.
Hayaya (hereinafter referred to as the “Company”) has verified the usage status of “Recipe” over the past two years.
As a result, when comparing individuals, corporations, and schools, it became clear that use by schools in particular is rapidly expanding. In particular, the number of monthly active users at schools has shown remarkable growth, increasing 6.6 times compared to the previous year.
* Reasons for the rapid increase in use at schools *
*Reason 1: Questions can be created without increasing the teacher’s labor burden*
In the educational field, teachers’ long working hours have become a problem, and reducing the burden on teachers has become an urgent issue. Recipes seem to be accepted as the optimal solution in these difficult educational situations.
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‘School’ uses AI to automatically create a daily learning curriculum and encourage students to self-study English. In addition, AI automatically generates vocabulary, comprehension questions, and writing/discussion topics that can be used in classes and homework from articles, video content, and textbooks in the app. These functions that utilize generative AI greatly reduce the burden on teachers, such as creating questions, grading, and understanding the learning progress of each student.
* Reason 2: Increasing awareness of the necessity of English education* Until now, the main demographic for learning English has been business people involved in trade or technological development, or students aiming to pursue such occupations. However, due to the rapid increase in the number of foreign tourists visiting Japan in recent years, the number of jobs that require English proficiency has increased dramatically. Especially in the food and beverage and service industries, which are frequented by many foreign tourists, English is now required as a matter of course. These changes in the work environment seem to be increasing schools and students’ enthusiasm for learning English.
* Reason 3: High learning retention rate*
According to a survey, only 5.5% of students complete the curriculum using general English learning apps that do not use generative AI. However, in “Recipe”, the percentage of students who complete the course far exceeds the “industry average”, reaching 38.6%. Generation AI
It seems that automatically generating the optimal curriculum for learners has been successful. This “ease of continuing English learning” has been praised in educational settings, leading to a rapid increase in its use in schools.
* What is the AI English learning platform “Recipe” *
“Recipe” is an English learning app for smartphones that uses AI to generate a learning curriculum optimized for each learner, allowing them to achieve the best results in the shortest period of time. Currently, 2.3 million people are learning English with “Recipes.” After analyzing the learning data of these 2.3 million people using AI, we create a daily learning curriculum that is individually optimized based on the learners’ English skills, skills they want to improve, and their daily study time. ” will be automatically generated by AI.
* Company profile: Polyglots Co., Ltd. *
https://www.polyglots.net/
Address: 16F, D Tower Nishi-Shinjuku, 6-11-3 Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo Representative Director: Shunya Yamaguchi
* Biography of representative director Hayaya Yamaguchi *
Graduated from Kyushu University, Department of Nuclear Engineering. While in school, researched decontamination simulation using big data. As CTO (Chief Technology Officer) at Ipros, a subsidiary of Keyence, he launched a big data-related service. I started studying English in earnest in order to acquire the English skills to read the latest technical literature written in English. As I struggled with English again, I encountered things like, “The gut theory that if you just listen to English, you’ll be able to do anything”, “boring and uniform learning materials”, “expensive individualized instruction that only elite employees of large companies can afford”, etc. I became acutely aware of various problems in English education in Japan. “I want to use the power of technology to provide the best English learning environment, optimized for each individual, at an affordable price,” he said when he founded Polyglots.