Call for all teachers

Posted by GnobarEl@reddit | LocalLLaMA | View on Reddit | 4 comments

Hello everyone!

To all the teachers and students here, I would really love to learn more about how you are using local AI in your schools.
If possible, could you share the names of the solutions you use, how you use them, and the reasons behind your choices?

I'm currently preparing a paper about the impact of using AI locally, and real experiences would be incredibly valuable.

PS. Please, keep it only for local (offline) AI solutions.

Any stories or examples are very welcome.
Thank you so much! 🙏

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brwinfart@reddit

As a former teacher who has moved into AI, I can assure you it's pretty much zero.

It takes about five years for any change to happen at any noticeable scale in education.

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GnobarEl@reddit (OP)

Agree with that. But in your opinion, it's the lack of solutions, know how to use the technology, afraid of it...

Thanks 🙏

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blamestross@reddit

Honestly I hope there isn't much of a response to this post. It's isn't quite there yet

I do think that "totally local education system able to teach a k-12" is the ultimate killer app for local llms plus a knowledge base. In a box that is durable, cheap and repairable, that would be a civilization changer.

Llms as teachers have a lot of limits. Hooking education up to big tech companies is terrifying. An offline, especially community built and maintained, knowledge base and education system would enable consistent access to at least medicore education. It has all sorts of limits, but has the potential to sever the link between children and big tech algorithms without making everybody homeschool everything.

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GnobarEl@reddit (OP)

Thank you so much for your thoughtful reply — I really appreciate it.

Just to clarify my intention:
My study is specifically focused on the use of local AI tools, ideally running completely offline and, whenever possible, outside the control of big tech companies. I’m trying to understand how teachers and students are actually using these tools today, what impact they have on the daily workflow of educators, and how they support teaching and learning in real environments.

I want to be very clear about one point:
- My goal is not to replace teachers with AI. -
What I want to understand is how teachers are adopting these new technologies, where they see value, and which tools are helping them in practical, everyday tasks.

There are already some interesting examples from smaller companies and open-source communities, such as:

Iterate AI – a fully local, private chatbot solution that runs offline and can be deployed in a school server without sending data to the cloud.
ChatGPT4All – an open-source local LLM ecosystem where everything runs on-device, giving schools full control over data and usage.

These are not big-tech solutions, but they already have the potential to support teachers and students in meaningful ways.

Finally, part of my interest comes from working with countries and regions where connectivity is extremely limited or sometimes nonexistent. In those cases, offline AI tools can genuinely level the playing field, giving teachers and learners access to powerful educational support even without internet access.

That’s why I’m trying to collect real experiences: even small experiments or early-stage attempts are incredibly valuable for understanding where things are heading.

Thanks again for sharing your perspective — it really enriches the discussion.