Some of the nation’s rich are letting AI teach their kids
Most Americans don't trust AI. It's proven that it doesn't know what safe toppings for pizza are. People don't even want to listen to AI music. But none of that matters for some of America's wealthy, who are turning to AI to teach their kids instead of traditional schools. Companies like Forge Prep and Alpha School are charging families tens of thousands of dollars to turn their kids into beta testers for AI tutors and "interactive project-based workshops." Unsurprisingly, Sili
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Some wealthy Americans are enrolling their children in AI-powered private schools that charge tens of thousands of dollars annually, using the students as beta testers for unproven AI tutoring technology and interactive workshops. These schools, which operate from kindergarten through high school in some locations, are being adopted particularly by Silicon Valley venture capitalists who believe traditional education is broken and see AI as a solution. However, the schools do not publicly share performance metrics to demonstrate whether AI-guided education actually improves student outcomes, and there are concerns about curriculum decisions such as excluding certain social and historical topics from the classroom.
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