Austin, Texas — Fourth and fifth graders at Alpha School in Austin, Texas, aren't just learning — they're pioneering education's new frontier . Every click and every keystroke is guided by artificial intelligence .

Students spend only two hours in the morning on science, math and reading, working at their own speed using personalized, AI-driven software.

Adults in the classroom are called guides, not teachers, and earn six-figure salaries. Their job is to encourage and motivate.

When asked if an algorithm replaces the expertise of a teacher, guide Luke Phillips said, "I don't think it's replacing, I think it's just working in tandem."

Afternoons at the school are different. Students tackle projects, learn financial literacy and public speaking — life skills that founder MacKenzi

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