Opened in late 2012, the 201-seat study room is on the fifth floor of a futuristic-looking complex on Hing Tin Street. Each desk has a mini-wall erected around it to give students maximum privacy.

A student uses a learning device at an AI self-study room in Beijing's Fengtai District in December, 2024. Photo: Courtesy of an interviewee who requested anonymity Under the "AI" concept ...