This Texas private school teaches students through AI

NBC News' Gadi Schwartz traveled to Austin, Texas, where a private school is conducting an educational experiment that uses artificial intelligence to handle teaching.

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[neonvibes]

This isnt even AI. It's just IXL, which is a pool of questions.

[zyn]

That has the potential to teach children (and adults) how they learn rather than try to force a structure on them that might not work. If it's account based, the student would indirectly program their own learning requirements. Progress, strengths, weaknesses, etc. would be easily monitored. I wish that was available when I was in school. It couldn't replace a couple teachers I had that were phenomenal, of course, but it would have improved my educational experience.

[JeremyHelm]

0:45 it's true: AI doesn't care

[nickepson]

A for-profit business has an incentive to report positively and there are far too many moving parts as well as known and unknown problems with this model. The first rule of GenAI is that it needs constant supervision by highly knowledgeable people which tells me there are 100% already significant problems that they're going to neglect or bury to position this as a net positive solution for education. This needs to be watched closely as this has the potential to make the already-insufficient US education system much, much worse.

[JohnPasay]

This is very useful to communities that are very far from cities. 😭

[Chicago]

By replacing teachers with "guides" -- lower salary.

[all_things_inspiring]

The one type of skill these kids will never learn through AI ... social skills 😢

[kickassgoat]

And the main beneficiary is the school :D Much cheaper to buy a bunch of laptops than hiring teachers.

[teresai]

Eduational researcher here: Well-trained teachers and technology should go hand in hand. According to research, highly qualified teachers make the greatest difference globally in students' educational achievement. Research shows that excessive screen time hampers and even lowers cognitive development ESPECIALLY in younger children. Not hiring qualified (or any) teachers is depriving the children.

[JaylenPotts-ot]

Growing up Artificial Intelligence would've been great for Art, Science and Literacy plus Mathematics. This is why Ivf is essential

[ebonywood]

I wish my kids had this especially kids with adhd

[bikotheanimator]

So I wasted most of my life going to to school and I have no job. Meanwhile, these kids at least learn daily skills.

[k.p.]

This is the present. This is the future and I'm so here for it.

These children are getting many of the benefits of homeschooling (lots of free time to engage in hobbies and interests) but with the added benefit of a built-in, like-minded social group.

And yes, that is absolutely worth the private school fee.

[BlueSteel-izqt]

Awesome. Computers and tablets all day at school and then tv and tablets all afternoon and night at home. Yay.

[lovelivelaughforever]

All the kids suffer during the pandemic when they didn’t learn in the classroom. 😢

[jojopornebo]

That's great. Now kids are going to be directed to the way the AI wants them to go, regardless if the education wrong or right. It's like the cellphones, can't live with them because there are just too much hacking/insecurities, you can't live without. To make it easier, why don't you just plug a cable to the back of their heads so the kids can just slurp in the information in one sitting. Welcome to the world of AI.

[michaelpate-znqk]

Teaching children that adults are only there to serve the machines. That should work out well.

[LenovoLenovo-reic]

This is what we call an advanced, beautiful, and highly developed future.

[pauldannelachica]

Creativity with AI is the future of learning. thumbs up for US for leading the way and also parents should treat their kids as little adult give them respect

[bikotheanimator]

I warned the women in my family who are teachers that this is coming. I'm an animator who is still trying to start a career, and I know Ay-Eye is going to take over. I may have to change my career.