Napster Developing AI Teacher Clones to Provide Personalized Homework Support
Napster is entering the education field. The former music-streaming giant, now an AI company, plans to use AI to produce what it calls “digital twins” of teachers who can answer students’ questions outside of school hours.
Last week, Napster announced a partnership with the United Arab Emirates’ GEMS Education, one of the largest private K-12 school operators in the Middle East, that includes plans to develop and test digital teacher personas to provide multilingual, 24/7 support for students.
The program would be based on Napster Learn, which uses a clip-on AI assistant, Napster View to interact with users. The program aims to deploy across GEMS schools in the Middle East by the end of 2026, following the introduction of an AI curriculum in the UAE earlier this month.
A Napster representative did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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