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Interview with Matt Keller about the Global Learning XPRIZE Progress, Finalists, and Field Trials

by | Thu 6 Dec 2018

One of my proudest achievements when I worked at XPRIZE was playing a role in the Global Learning XPRIZE. This is a $15 million competition to produce an Android app that teaches children to read, write, and perform arithmetic using a tablet, and without the aid of a teacher within 18 months.

The prize is currently in field trials, and I recently caught up with Matt Keller who leads the prize, talking about the progress of the teams, the finalists, the field trials and more. Check it out:

I think this prize shows enormous potential in producing autonomous learning in the remotest of regions in the world.

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