Research Article
Prof Pi: Using Whatsapp Bots and GPT-4 for Tutoring Mathematics in Underserved Areas
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.1007/978-3-031-51849-2_19, author={Laurie Butgereit and Herman Martinus}, title={Prof Pi: Using Whatsapp Bots and GPT-4 for Tutoring Mathematics in Underserved Areas}, proceedings={Innovations and Interdisciplinary Solutions for Underserved Areas. 6th EAI International Conference, InterSol 2023, Flic en Flac, Mauritius, September 16-17, 2023, Proceedings}, proceedings_a={INTERSOL}, year={2024}, month={2}, keywords={Whatsapp bots GPT-4 tutoring mathematics}, doi={10.1007/978-3-031-51849-2_19} }- Laurie Butgereit
Herman Martinus
Year: 2024
Prof Pi: Using Whatsapp Bots and GPT-4 for Tutoring Mathematics in Underserved Areas
INTERSOL
Springer
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-51849-2_19
Abstract
Mathematics education is often a prerequisite for studying certain subjects further at tertiary institutions. Mathematics education is a type of gate keeper for further education. In underserved areas, pupils often need more help with mathematics than it is possible to provide. This could be due to financial reasons (lack of budget in the education system), geographical reasons (pupils living in extremely rural areas), or temporary health restrictions (as seen during the COVID lockdowns when schools were closed in many countries). Prior research by the authors showed thatProf Pi, a Whatsapp Bot linked to OpenAI’s GPT-4 large language model, could tutor mathematics at university level in the Arabic language. While that prior educational research was being conducted, violent unrest rocked the area where the university was located and many people started to leave the area. Sad as this was, it provided an opportunity for the researchers to observeProf Pioperating in an underserved area.
