“Chicago is opening their first AI school where all educational lessons will be taught through AI.”
Alpha School is opening a Chicago campus that uses AI-driven software for roughly two hours a day for core subjects, but it still employs human "guides" and focuses heavily on workshops for life skills, rather than teaching *all* lessons through AI.
While the school does use AI for core academic instruction, the claim that "all" lessons will be taught through AI ignores the significant portion of the curriculum dedicated to human-led workshops, coding, public speaking, and physical activities.
Judged as of May 18, 2026— the video's publish date
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