GT School uses AI to accelerate learning for gifted students

JJ Ahanobi-Ikekwere, age 7, works on a mock-trial case workshop. He is figuring out whether or not the big bad wolf blew down the pigs house. Photo by Abbey Archer
JJ Ahanobi-Ikekwere, age 7, works on a mock-trial case workshop. He is figuring out whether or not the big bad wolf blew down the pigs house. Photo by Abbey Archer

Imagine a school with no teachers, where students use an AI learning platform for two hours per day alongside motivational guides to finish their coursework. This may sound like something out of science fiction; however, it is reality for 46 high-performing students who attend the GT School on Westinghouse Road.

JJ Ahanobi-Ikekwere is seven years old and is taking 10th-grade math. He does so alongs…