I am driven by a deep passion and need to make a difference and leave this world a little better than when I arrived. That's what keeps me going.
- Rick Hansen C.C.,O.B.C.
Yi Wu
About
Thanks for your interest.
As an international policy scholar, I am deeply engrossed in the intricate relationship between technology and education. Specifically, I am concerned with how AI education has the potential to rapidly exacerbate educational inequalities. Before transitioning into academia, I amassed 13 years of hands-on experience in the private education sector. During this period, I founded and helmed an education company for 9 years. Simultaneously, for 4 of those years, I led an education technology company. I've also actively invested in two AI education startups, taking on the role of an angel investor for 3 years.
I advocate for the utilization of technology, whether computers or artificial intelligence, as a tool to alleviate and not exacerbate the worsening disparities in education. My commitment extends to social equality, emphasizing the intrinsic human value of various underserved communities, including Hispanics, Latino immigrants, African Americans, undocumented workers, school dropouts, teenagers, and sexual minorities.
My research interest centers on the potential transformation of state educational outcomes through digital literacy or AI literacy, specially, focusing on the provision of new tools to educators, the methodologies for training teachers, and the strategies to facilitate teachers' professional advancement or role transition. This interest encompasses the broader implications for scientific and global economic development. Consequently, my ongoing research rigorously examines the impact of AI in education, including its global and regional integration variations, the policies that shape this integration, and the differing educational outcomes that emerge.
While studying at UC Berkeley, renowned for its public policy expertise across various disciplines, I became acutely aware of AI's dual potential as both a catalyst for opportunity and a source of inequality. My research aims to fundamentally reshape the opportunity landscape for disadvantaged groups in the rapidly evolving technological environment of the education sector.
My ultimate objective is to develop policy responses that mitigate the acceleration of educational inequality due to the growth of AI education, thereby contributing to a more equitable educational future. If you share my belief in leveraging technology to promote educational equity, while also recognizing the risks of inadvertently worsening educational inequalities, I invite you to collaborate with me. Together, we can champion the cause of global educational equality.
Feel free to contact me by yi-wu@berkeley.edu.