No teachers in a US school, only AI educators

Published December 22nd, 2024 - 11:00 GMT
No teachers in a US school, only AI educators
No teachers in a US school, only AI educators (Shutterstock)

ALBAWABA - Unbound Academy, a new school in the United States, features no human teachers, only artificial intelligence (AI) educators.

Unbound Academy AI school in the US

The Arizona School Boards Association, a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization that cultivates excellence in locally governed school districts, issued a permission for a new online school under the name: Unbound Academy.

Unbound Academy is a fully interactive, AI-powered school that continuously adjust to students’ individual learning paces and styles. The teaching system consists of two hours per day -2hr Learning- entirely directed by artificial intelligence (AI).

While students learn math, reading, and science, the AI system will analyze their answers, the time they spend on tasks, and their emotional cues to improve the content and educational information presented to them. (Shutterstock)

Students will be able to use programs developed by IXL, the largest educational technology company in North America, and Khan Academy, an American non-profit educational organization created in 2006 by Sal Khan.

How AI operates in Unbound Academy

While students learn math, reading, and science, the AI system will analyze their answers, the time they spend on tasks, and their emotional cues to improve the content and educational information presented to them. This detailed method will better result for each student, according to the school’s website.

Notably, Unbound Academy previously established a private school in Texas that runs the 2hr Learning model. The academy plans to open similar branches in Arkansas and Utah.

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