LA school district turns off AI chatbot advisor

The Los Angeles school district turned off “Ed”, a $6 million chatbot, after the company paid to develop it got into financial trouble. The incident provides a cautionary tale for Britain’s new Labour government, which has talked of using AI in schools to free up teacher time and revive public services on a tight budget, as has a report issued by the Tony Blair Institute. The failure of the algorithm used to predict GCSE and A-level grades during the covid lockdown and the potential to increase teacher stress make the idea less than promising.
Link:Sorry, Labour, but ChatGPT teachers are a lesson in how not to transform our schools
Publication: Guardian
Writer: Gaby Hinsliff