AI divides education: elite parents embrace it while public schools keep it out
Afinetheorem · x · 2026-09-21
VC pitdesi highlights a stark divide: the smartest, most resourced parents he knows use AI to teach their kids, while others push to keep AI away from public school students. Context: Founders Fund's fidjissimo says he moved his daughter to Alpha School, which delivers personalized AI-driven academics in 2 hours a day, leaving afternoons for life skills — and says she's already 'a different kid' a few weeks in. The thread underscores a growing class gap in AI-powered education.
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