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[–] littlebrother@lemm.ee 6 points 2 months ago

Ha take the ai tutor away and ask questions..bet the kids won't know anything it supposedly taught them.

[–] AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 months ago

Fluff piece that's pretty light on details, but it sounds like they're totally abandoning core science and math skills? That does not at all sound encouraging.

[–] Sergio@slrpnk.net 2 points 2 months ago

fta:

At Alpha School in Austin, Texas, students are placed in the classroom for two hours a day with an AI assistant, using the rest of the day to focus on skills like public speaking, financial literacy, and teamwork.

[–] BaylorSwift3 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Large educational improvements have been demonstrated in Africa with AI too. What seems to be happening is that benefits students gain from one-on-one tutoring, happen with AI which effectively functions as the same thing.