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Arizona School’s Curriculum Will Be Taught by AI, No Teachers (gizmodo.com)

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By a 4-3 margin, the Arizona State Board for Charter Schools on Monday approved an application from Unbound Academy to open a fully online school serving grades four through eight. Unbound already operates a private school that uses its AI-dependent “2hr Learning” model in Texas and is currently applying to open similar schools in Arkansas and Utah.

Under the 2hr Learning model, students spend just two hours a day using personalized learning programs from companies like IXL and Khan Academy. “As students work through lessons on subjects like math, reading, and science, the AI system will analyze their responses, time spent on tasks, and even emotional cues to optimize the difficulty and presentation of content,” according to Unbound’s charter school application in Arizona. “This ensures that each student is consistently challenged at their optimal level, preventing boredom or frustration.”

Spending less time on traditional curriculum frees up the rest of students’ days for life-skill workshops that cover “financial literacy, public speaking, goal setting, entrepreneurship, critical thinking, and creative problem-solving,” according to the Arizona application.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I'm not convinced that's the screenwriters' fault. I think more likely its that the mainstream movie industry knows that pastiche crap is what is most profitable, so that's all it funds.

Similar with pop music. Most stuff that gets made is garbage. But it doesn't mean that amazing stuff isn't being made, it's just that you have to hunt for it.

Movies are worse because the resource and people requirements for a single movie are much more substantial than for a single album.

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

I'd say it's both.

Not all writers are complacent with potboiling, but most of them are and it's what makes them average.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 hours ago

Sure, but that's just Sturgeon's Law.