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School leaders believe pairing AI and life skill courses is the future of education.

Alpha private school leaders believe AI learning paired with life skill courses will be the standard for modern schools in the future. The school doesn't have teachers but instead uses what it calls "guides."

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[–] [email protected] 78 points 1 year ago (13 children)

I wouldn't be surprised if some form of automated education becomes a big thing in the future, but this is just a shit idea right now meant to keep costs low and profits up.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (10 children)

Even as it is now, I could see it being good for some kids.

I certainly could’ve benefitted from a guided, fully-self-paced curriculum. I was bored off my ass in high school.

Like this, you could teach an entire high school and have a teacher:student ratio of like 1:200. Really just need SMEs annd a big computer lab, and that’s it.

But it’s definitely not for everyone. Most kids need more hands-on, especially with new topics. And there has to be human oversight (humans writing exams/quizzes and intervening if the AI is incorrect or ineffective).

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

have you asked an AI how to bake a cake?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It’s a piece of cake to bake a pretty cake.

You gotta do the cooking by-the-book.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

WHAT?! YEAHHHH SKEET SKEET

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

hold on, i gotta pick up some fear and a few bowls of unmarked cubes first

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