Alpha School backers clash with critic Benjamin Riley over AI-education report
benjaminjriley · x · 2026-09-10
Education writer Benjamin Riley shares a heated rebuttal from Alpha School supporters, who accuse his report of overstuffed claims and mislabeling him a cognitive scientist, while he finds their AI-influenced argument illuminating — another round in the ongoing public fight over Alpha School's AI-driven teaching model. The linked Futurism page is just the site homepage.
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