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On October 22, 2026, the School of Psychology of Shanghai Normal University released the "Yuxin Competency AI Training Platform," which focuses on cultivating teachers' psychological nurturing capabilities and uses AI digital humans to simulate scenarios such as student heart-to-heart talks and home-school communication. According to a same-day report by Shangguan News, version 1.0 of the platform offers two types of drills: student psychological counseling and problem-type identification, covering 18 typical issues including academic pressure, internet addiction, school bullying, and early identification of adolescent suicide, and supports 7×24-hour drills and reviews. More than 100 frontline teachers from over a dozen primary and secondary schools had previously participated in trial operation. The developers stated that the platform is for safe trial and error and does not replace professional assessment and crisis intervention. Currently there is no information on subsequent developments.
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Shanghai Observer
Shanghai Normal University releases China's first AI training platform for nurturing the heart, using AI digital humans to train teachers to catch students' emotions
The School of Psychology at Shanghai Normal University, in collaboration with Shanghai Zhihui Wuyu Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd., released China's first "Nurturing the Heart Competency AI Training Platform" focused on cultivating teachers' ability to nurture students' hearts, using AI digital humans to simulate scenarios such as heart-to-heart talks with students and home-school communication. The platform covers 18 typical problem categories, including academic pressure, school bullying, and early identification of adolescent suicide, and supports 7×24-hour drills and reviews. In the earlier phase, more than a hundred frontline teachers from over a dozen primary and secondary schools participated in trial operation.
Shanghai Observer
China's first AI training platform for teachers' psychological nurturing capabilities released at Shanghai Normal University, AI psychological resilience agent simulates student conversations
Shanghai Normal University released on October 22 China's first "Psychological Nurturing Competency AI Training Platform" focused on cultivating teachers' psychological nurturing capabilities, using AI digital humans to simulate students for heart-to-heart talks and home-school communication training. Version 1.0 of the platform offers two types of drills—student psychological counseling and problem type identification—covering 18 typical problem categories such as academic pressure, internet addiction, and school bullying. More than 100 frontline teachers from over a dozen primary and secondary schools had previously trialed it. The developers emphasized that it is intended for safe trial and error and does not replace professional assessment and crisis intervention.
Shanghai Observer
Shanghai Normal University releases China's first AI training platform for teachers' psychological nurturing
On October 22, the School of Psychology at Shanghai Normal University released the "Nurturing Competence AI Training Platform," which it describes as China's first AI training platform focused on cultivating teachers' psychological nurturing capabilities. It is aimed at student teachers and in-service teachers, using AI digital humans to simulate conversations with students and parents. The platform centers on two types of scenarios—heart-to-heart talks with students and home-school communication—and its problem-identification module covers 18 typical categories of issues, including academic pressure, school bullying, and early identification of adolescent suicide. On the same day, the Moral Education Psychology Research Center of Shanghai Normal University was established.