While a significant portion of Americans remain wary of artificial intelligence, a select group of affluent individuals in the United States is opting to enroll their children in AI-focused private academies rather than traditional schools. Institutions like Forge Prep and Alpha School provide specialized courses, with tuition fees soaring into the tens of thousands of dollars. Students engage as testers for AI tutoring tools and participate in interactive, project-based practical classrooms, primarily catering to the Silicon Valley elite. The co-founder of Alpha School intends to omit sensitive social issues from the curriculum, and certain campuses even extend their offerings to the high school level. However, these institutions have yet to publicly disclose any data regarding their teaching effectiveness, nor is there any evidence to support the claim that they can enhance student learning outcomes.
