BALTIMORE COUNTY, MD — The Baltimore County Public Schools system is pulling back on its use of an artificial intelligence program intended to help improve reading skills for young students, according to a report.
The decision comes as staffers and BCPS families have grown concerned about the amount of screen time that students from kindergarten to third grade have been subjected.
Citing an email sent to families, The Baltimore Sun reported the Amira program would be phased out of classrooms, although the AI program may still be used as a supplemental resource for students performing literacy standards.
Read more at The Baltimore Sun.
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