September 18, 2026
A teacher's knowledge remains available after class: Napster and GEMS launch a Digital Twins partnership
On 16 September 2026, Napster and GEMS Education launched a partnership to build teachers' digital twins. The first phase will take place at GEMS School of Research & Innovation, with a working solution planned for release by the end of 2026. Students will gain access to approved materials and teachers' expertise outside school in multiple languages, while teachers will see students' questions.
Infinite Reality acquired Napster for $207 million in 2025. In January 2026, Napster shut down music streaming and shifted to an AI platform.
The GEMS project includes teachers' Digital Twins, gamified learning, AI-assisted material creation, and lesson simulations. The twins will be trained on teachers' materials, courses, and research papers, answering students 24/7 in multiple languages.
How to build it. Creating a Digital Twin through the Omniagent API requires a photo or video of the person and a voice recording. For v2, a 1–5-minute video is suitable. Its audio can be used for voice cloning.
The Napster API setup flow is: register at napster.com/developer, create an organization and project, configure Companion, knowledge, and tools, issue an API key, build an Omniagent, and test it in Playground. Deployment is available through Web SDK, WebSocket, VoIP, or SIP.
Price. On the Napster API page dated 18 September 2026, the rate is $0.01 per minute when connecting your own Azure OpenAI model. The plan with Napster's model is listed at $0.058 per minute. New accounts receive 100 free minutes.
A course in Learn. An administrator signs in at learn.napster.ai, opens Content → Courses, adds a title and lessons, assigns a Digital Twin or Mentor, and saves the course. PDF files, documents, and slides can be automatically turned into an interactive course.
Napster Learn sits on top of an existing LMS. Materials are uploaded or linked, then an AI companion or Digital Twin is configured and a widget is embedded in the LMS, intranet, or app. The Headless SDK for universities is still in development.
The Imperial case. Over 3 years, Imperial College London digitized lectures, PDF files, and recommended reading. For Professor David Schrier, it created a Digital Twin that gives students round-the-clock access to materials and explanations, in a case dated 23 April 2026.
A working solution for GEMS is planned for release by the end of 2026.
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