According to @daniel_m_west, recent research highlights how educators are strategically leveraging AI augmentation—using AI as a collaborative tool—while also adopting automation to delegate repetitive administrative tasks entirely (source: Twitter, 2024-06-01). The nuanced approach enables teachers to maintain control over curriculum design and student engagement while streamlining grading or scheduling through automation. This trend presents significant business opportunities for AI solution providers in the edtech space, especially for platforms that offer customizable workflows and hybrid AI tools. The balance between augmentation and automation is driving demand for adaptive learning technologies and AI-driven productivity tools in educational institutions, with market projections indicating increased investment in AI-powered edtech solutions over the next three years (source: HolonIQ, 2024).