Generative AI in Education

Los Angeles School district has an AI project that is said to allow for chat functions in 100 languages. The goal of the AI chatbot is  to improve student English and math proficiency, attendance, and graduation rates while improving communication between students, parents, teachers, and administrators. Sound too good to be true? Maybe. The AI chat messaging collapsed and all of the AI company’s employees have been furloughed. 

Industry analysts say that this is par for the course based on where AI is today. They point to McDonalds which attempted generative AI chatbot for its menus at 100 locations. The pilot program was pulled due to chat challenges.

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