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An online-based school in Arizona is handing off teaching duties entirely to artificial intelligence with a virtual academy. Getty Images

Online school in Arizona adopts fully AI-taught curriculum for 2025

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An online-based school in Arizona is outsourcing teaching duties entirely to artificial intelligence. The Arizona State Board for Charter Schools approved an application for an AI-based virtual academy in 2025. Unbound Academy, which also operates in Texas and Florida under the name Alpha Schools, said kids can learn twice as much using a two-hour learning plan that AI customizes. Instead of teaching, human adults help the students with motivation. The day starts with two hours of instruction on topics like math and science. According to the application, the AI system, which is powered by platforms like IXL and Khan Academy,…

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