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An Australian tutoring company closed its centers and told parents to use AI
Dymocks Tutoring and Talent 100, which operates under the 140-year-old Dymocks name, is closing all five of its Sydney centers. Mark Buckland, chief executive of Dymocks Education, told the Australian Financial Review that the traditional tutoring model can no longer compete on price or utility: “Most of our customers would be better off using their hard-earned cash on cheaper solutions rather than simply paying for overpriced tutoring.” Packages can cost up to A$900 per subject per term, against $30-40 a month for AI subscriptions. The Australian Tutoring Association said it was surprised, and parents and educators warn machines cannot replace human motivation.
Sources
- Australian Financial Review, “Tutoring company tells parents to save their money and ‘use AI instead’”, (afr.com)
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This story in Turkish: Avustralya’da bir özel ders şirketi merkezlerini kapattı, velilere yapay zeka kullanmalarını söyledi
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