A recent phrase circulating in Chinese social circles is: a well-known AI expert said, "K12 education is a complete waste of students' time." At first glance, it sounds quite shocking and has been widely shared, but upon closer inspection, something seems off.

Thinking carefully, such extreme statements are unlikely to be the original words. If she had truly said that, it would be equivalent to damaging her own reputation. The more likely scenario is that someone, in order to ride the trend, polarized and distorted the original meaning.

I found the original interview and watched it. Sure enough, she was actually discussing the application of AI in education and how traditional education models need to be optimized. The statement was taken out of context, simplified into the most sensational version, and then spread wildly on social platforms. This pattern of exaggeration followed by dissemination is nothing new. The truth often doesn't spread as fast as rumors.