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Hypervisible @hypervisible.bsky.social · 7 days
“ai” edtech company collapses after taking six million dollars from the Los Angeles school district to develop an “educational friend” platform.
A.I. ‘Friend’ for Public School Students Falls Flatwww.nytimes.com Los Angeles schools hired a start-up to build an A.I. chatbot for parents and students. A few months later, the company collapsed.
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Mark Loundy @markloundy.bsky.social · 6 days
My understanding is it only a fraction of the $6 million had actually been paid.
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jace cavacini @dysamoria.com · 6 days
Hopefully. Also: whatever fraction was paid was still too much.