US schools to get AI chatbot called 'Ed' as student advisor

The chatbot technology, which will eventually reach every student in the district, will first be available at the 100 schools the district has designated as its most "fragile" – the most in need of improvement or special services. — Image by macrovector_official on Freepik

LOS ANGELES: An AI chatbot named "Ed" will be the newest student advisor in Los Angeles schools, programmed to tell parents about their child's grades, tests results and attendance.

The announcement was made in August by Superintendent Alberto Carvahol of the Los Angeles Unified school district in a back-to-school speech that rivaled a Hollywood extravaganza.