AI Teacher

The Arizona Charter School Commission has approved a new online school, Unbound Academy, but this one has a unique feature: the academic program is fully taught by AI, TechCrunch reported on 20 December. Image Credits:Malte Mueller / Getty Images Note: In the US, charter schools typically have more autonomy than traditional public schools, especially when it comes to curriculum design and teaching methods. Unbound Academ...

India’s first AI teacher, Iris, has recently taken up her post, hoping to change students’ learning experience and improve their mastery and application of knowledge through entertaining learning. Iris is a humanoid artificial intelligence developed by Makerlabs Edutech Private Limited in collaboration with Atal Tinkering Labs (ATL) to assist teachers in classroom teaching. Unlike traditional robots, Iris will not replace teachers, but will serve as an auxiliary tool to provide an interactive learning experience that caters to different learning styles. Iris is currently in the coastal city of Thiruva, India…