The whole point is that the AI would give them the individualised attention that a single teacher doesn’t have the time or concentration for. And yes, I think they said there would be a glorified babysitter in the classroom to help with the physical, rather than teaching, aspects.
Comment on UK's first 'teacherless' AI classroom set to open in London
Grimy@lemmy.world 3 months ago
I’m very pro ai but this is a terrible idea.
Ignoring the fact that the tech is simply not there yet for this, how would an AI control the class? They will need a glorified baby sitter there at all times that could be simply teaching the class.
But I think the worst part of this is that certain kids still need individual attention even if they aren’t special needs and there is no way the AI will be able to pick up on that or act on it.
Recipe for disaster. The part about vr headsets is just icing on the cake.
JackGreenEarth@lemm.ee 3 months ago
Grimy@lemmy.world 3 months ago
I read the article a bit to fast, you are completely right.
For anyone wondering, here is the relevant bit:
The platforms learn what the student excels in and what they need more help with, and then adapt their lesson plans for the term.
Strong topics are moved to the end of term so they can be revised, while weak topics will be tackled more immediately, and each student’s lesson plan is bespoke to them.
explore_broaden@midwest.social 3 months ago
To be fair the glorified babysitter wouldn’t require 4+ years of education on educating children, so they probably couldn’t just be “simply teaching.” This is still an awful idea, they seem to be trying to save money by paying a glorified babysitter a lower wage than a teacher. Private schools can be for profit in some place, I wonder if that applies here.