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.

After school on Friday, a 12-year-old student surnamed Zhang arrived at an artificial intelligence study room in Zhengzhou, Henan province, aiming to use the new mode of learning to enhance her ...