US Alpha School's AI teaching faces scrutiny over controversial drills

Alpha School, a US private school, promotes AI-driven teaching, but its methods are controversial. Education policy writer Benjamin Riley found that high schoolers must pass an 8-week 'boot camp,' including gaining social media followers, heart-rate monitoring while watching pre-recorded parental scolding, and unpaid cleaning jobs. Students also had to complete an AP course unit in 5 days using AI chatbots, and one was left in the wild for 3 days.