Magic School uses AI to help kids learn, not cheat | E2196

Hey, everybody. Welcome back to Twist. This is Alex, and I know you're probably just coming back from the OpenAI Browser stream. Don't worry. We're gonna get to that tomorrow. But today, on the speaking startups, we are talking to founders. First up, Adil Khan. He's the founder and CEO at a startup called Magic School that wants to bring AI into the classroom responsibly. Think about things like helping teachers with their lesson plans, creating more individualized setups for children that might need it, and on the student side, AI literacy, and perhaps even getting early feedback on papers. It's a really cool idea. It's growing like a weed. And, of course, yes, we do talk about privacy a little bit and the risks of increasingly digital classrooms and what that might do to our children's brains. But based on all the data I can see, AI is coming to school, and Magic School wants to do it well. Then after that, we're gonna take a founder question. This is a chat back from when we had Eric Gleiman on the show, the CEO over at Ramp. You may have heard of it, and we thought it was a really fun one. Someone wrote in asking about how long it should be for an employee to vest their shares. Four years? Six years? Should it be different than what a CEO sees in their own pay package? Well, we dig into that and more. And then to wrap up today, perhaps our favorite ever on screen pitch as part of our gamma pitch event. This is a company that I didn't see coming that I hadn't even thought of as an idea, but I absolutely love, and I got to learn quite a lot about material science during the conversation. So sit back, enjoy. We have a three part show for you today, and each part is absolute gold. Have fun. This week in start ups is brought to you by Goldbelly. Goldbelly ships America's most delicious iconic foods nationwide. Get 20% off your first order by using the promo code twist at checkout. Gusto. Check out the online payroll and benefits experts with software built specifically for small business and startups. Try Gusto today and get three months free at gusto.com/twist. And ZYT. ZYT is the fastest way to build business software with AI. Build apps, forms, websites, and portals that connect to the tools you already use. Go to zyt.com/twist and get 50% off your first project. AI is absolutely everywhere. It's doing great in the realm of software engineering. It's taking a big chunk out of the legal market. It's showing up everywhere in the world of fintech. And one other place where AI has found an enormous footprint is in the world of education. Now when Chatt GPT came out, everyone became worried. What will we do if the students just use AI to write their assignments? Well, the picture is a bit more nuanced …