Prep School Appoints AI Chatbots to Executive Staff Roles

A tony British boarding school has recruited two AI chatbots to work as the school's "principal headteacher" and "head of AI" to act as "servants" to its pupils.said that the school's chatbots, which are named "Abigail Bailey" and "Jamie Rainer" — both, interestingly, portrayed as people of color — were created to help him with the education management tasks on which they were trained.

The Abigail Bailey chatbot, stylized as a Black woman, is the school's new principal headteacher — basically a fancy term for vice principal — and the Jamie Rainer bot, also portrayed as someone of mixed race, was "hired" on as head of AI after Rogerson told reporters earlier this year that he wanted to recruit someone to run the school's AI initiatives.

"We need to prepare them for a life of using and living with AI and robots which have AI installed in them," Rogersonover the summer. He added that he wants kids to learn to make bots their "benevolent servants" — which, to be fair, does sound like exactly the kind of thing an AI-bullish British prep school headmaster would say.

Rogerson didn't explain how he plans to have AI do all of the aforementioned better than a human — we're particularly puzzled by the gym part — but he did let the British newspaper in on his mindset.. "Of course, we have head teacher’s groups... but just having somebody or something on tap that can help you in this lonely place is very reassuring.

All told, it's a bit baffling to see AI chatbots taking on important positions while the tech is so far from perfect — but then again, in the race to replace humans with algorithms,

Education Education Latest News, Education Education Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

British school appoints AI chatbot as its 'principal headteacher'The school's current headmaster said the bot has already helped draft school policies and aid students with learning disabilities.
Source: 10News - 🏆 732. / 50 Read more »

Utah State Charter School Board appoints new, expanded executive teamA Phoenix charter school founder who previously served as an administrator at a Christian university in Glendale, Arizona, has been appointed executive director of the Utah State Charter School Board.
Source: KSLcom - 🏆 549. / 51 Read more »

Turnaround School Initiative: Failing MCPSS school improved by 15 pointsChastang-Fournier K-8 School has been classified as one of the state's failing schools. Tonight, the school’s principal is saying an influx of state money earma
Source: mynbc15 - 🏆 262. / 63 Read more »

Cleveland Heights High School, Monticello Middle School placed on lockdown due to threatsCleveland Heights High School, Monticello Middle School placed on lockdown due to threats
Source: cleveland19news - 🏆 70. / 68 Read more »

Cleveland Heights High School, Monticello Middle School placed on lockdown due to threatsCleveland Heights High School, Monticello Middle School placed on lockdown due to threats
Source: cleveland19news - 🏆 70. / 68 Read more »

Cleveland Heights High School, Monticello Middle School placed on lockdown due to threatsCleveland Heights High School, Monticello Middle School placed on lockdown due to threats
Source: cleveland19news - 🏆 70. / 68 Read more »