Alpha School founder: AI-era schools should teach 2 hours of academics a day
a16z Podcast · rss · 2026-10-27
An a16z podcast conversation with Alpha School founder Joe Liemandt, HAA co-founder Gagan Biyani, and Erik Torenberg on reinventing school for the AI era. Key points: Alpha School students spend just two hours a day on core academics (AI-assisted) and the rest on projects building agency, teamwork, entrepreneurship, and communication skills; motivation may matter more than curriculum; Liemandt expects AI to drive an explosion in entrepreneurship; and the key question for students isn't which field is safest from AI but what they care enough about to build.
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