Education systems in developing countries have few resources to serve large, poor populations. How might generative AI integrate into classrooms? This paper introduces an AI chatbot designed to assist teachers in Sierra Leone with professional development to improve their instruction. We describe initial findings from early implementation across 122 schools and 193 teachers, and analyze its use with qualitative observations and by analyzing queries. Teachers use the system for lesson planning, classroom management, and subject matter. A subset of teachers use the system intensively. We draw conclusions from these findings about how generative AI systems can be integrated into school systems in low income countries.

翻译：发展中国家的教育系统资源有限，难以服务庞大且贫困的人口。生成式人工智能如何融入课堂？本文介绍了一款旨在协助塞拉利昂教师进行专业发展、提升教学质量的AI聊天机器人。我们描述了在122所学校和193名教师中早期实施的初步发现，并通过定性观察和查询分析来评估其使用情况。教师利用该系统进行教案设计、课堂管理和学科内容教学。部分教师高强度使用该系统。基于这些发现，我们得出了关于生成式人工智能系统如何融入低收入国家学校体系的结论。