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WEST JORDAN — When ChatGPT first emerged on the scene, Jordan School District restricted access to it on the district network.
That didn’t mean the district was looking to completely dismiss using artificial intelligence in its classrooms, though.
“I was looking for a solution, and I was looking for a way that we could connect students and teachers to artificial intelligence in a meaningful way,” said Anthony Godfrey, superintendent of Jordan School District.
Ironically, it was at a national conference where Godfrey discovered SchoolAI, a Lehi-based company working to integrate generative AI into K-12 classrooms.
“Sometimes it takes being out of town to meet someone who’s right next door who can help you with what you’re trying to do,” Godfrey said.
Godfrey connected SchoolAI to the district’s information systems team and piloted the program with 100 teachers over the summer. It turned out to be “wildly popular.”
Part of the reason for this is that SchoolAI …