Meet Amira, an AI reading tutor alarming some parents and school leaders in New Mexico

Amira, an AI-powered literacy screener, captured hundreds of thousands of recordings of students in New Mexico. Now the state is facing questions about children’s data.

Cassie Fleming’s first grade daughter came home from school last August complaining about someone named Amira. “She doesn’t let me finish my sentences — she doesn’t listen,” Fleming said her daughter told her.

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