The Reality Behind Expensive AI Camps
💡AI camps may teach tool clicks instead of AI thinking—here is how to separate real practice from marketing.
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What Changed
Some AI camps charge more than RMB 10,000 for fewer than five to six days of programming.
Why It Matters
The market illustrates a gap between AI literacy marketing and genuine project-based education. Poorly designed programs may create false confidence, while strong programs can help students understand problem-solving, model limitations, and responsible tool use.
What To Do Next
Before recommending or building an AI course, require each student to complete a project using a real model API and assess it with a written rubric for accuracy, safety, and repeatability.
Key Points
- •Some AI camps charge more than RMB 10,000 for fewer than five to six days of programming.
- •One parent paid RMB 12,800 but saw substantial instructor-led practice only near the end of the six-day course.
- •A five-day Hong Kong camp reportedly devoted more time to campus visits and activities than to understanding AI concepts.
- •Parents recommend reviewing contracts, detailed schedules, instructor teaching hours, and final project requirements before enrolling.
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