A dad who turned to AI for help with his son’s math homework got an unexpectedly hilarious response, and his wife told Newsweek how she managed to film the magic moment.
Julieta Meza from Orange County, California shared footage of her partner Alan’s attempts at using technology to assist him with their son Jacob’s third grade homework assignment. It’s fair to say it didn’t go entirely to plan.
A significant proportion of school kids appear to be using generative AI tools to assist with schoolwork. A 2024 AXIOS survey of 763 students aged 13 to 18 shows 53 percent admit to using AI to help them with their homework.
Jacob might be a little younger but his dad had valid reason for turning to his Samsung Bixby for help. “Jacob is in dual classes, both English and Spanish and we sometimes don’t understand the Spanish word problems,” Julieta Meza told Newsweek.
Their son also attends an after school program, as …