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

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Literacy software powered by AI has captured hundreds of thousands of recordings of New Mexico students. Now the state faces questions about children’s data.

Amira Learning says its tool gives personalized feedback that would be impossible to replicate with human tutors.Justine Goode / NBC News; Getty Images

Aug. 7, 2026, 5:00 AM EDT

By Tyler Kingkade

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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