A school in San Francisco is changing how students learn by making artificial intelligence central to their education.
For 13-year-old June Rockefeller, her school experience will be different starting this year.
"I love school so much now. I think it's just really fun," she said.
Rockefeller is part of the inaugural class at Alpha , a new school in San Francisco that's using AI and removing bells, grades and even teachers. AI handles the lessons, and adults are called guides and coaches , who are there to help with "motivational and emotional support."
Students spend just two hours on core subjects, all taught by AI-powered apps, which, according to the school, do not have chat functionality. Instead, the AI uses a "vision model to watch the screen and coach … on how to learn more