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A startup is using AI to adapt literary classics

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A startup is using artificial intelligence to adapt classic literature for students in different grade levels.

Ethan Pierce, founder of Adaptive Reader, says the goal is to make the classics more accessible for struggling readers and bilingual students by using simplified vocabulary and sentence structures or translating texts.

Pierce joins host Lisa Mullins to discuss.

This segment aired on February 21, 2025.

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