The UK’s first “teacherless” class, using artificial intelligence instead of human teachers, is about to start. David Game College, a private school in London, opens its new teacherless course for 20 high school students in September. They will learn using a mixture of AI platforms on their computers and virtual reality headsets. The platforms learn what the student excels in and what they need more help with, and then adapts their lesson plans for the term. Strong topics are moved to the end of the term so they can be revised, while weak topics will be tackled more immediately, and each student’s lesson plan is designed especially for them. The school’s principal, John Dalton, says that while there are many excellent teachers out there, it’s difficult to achieve AI’s level of precision and accuracy.
