South Korea's ambitiously launched AI Digital Textbook (AIDT) is quietly being renamed after just one year. With 6 out of 10 students never having logged in, we examine what drove the policy shift and what comes next.
We examine the current state and challenges of South Korea's AI Digital Textbook (AIDT) policy in 2026. At a moment when direction matters more than speed, what choices should Korean education make?
Korea's AI Digital Textbook (AIDT), adopted by 4,095 schools in the first semester of 2025, dropped to 1,686 schools by the second semester. A legal status change, budget cuts, and field resistance β we look at why an ambitious education innovation reversed itself within a single semester.