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Using AI to skip learning defeats the purpose of education
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"Using AI as a way to skip the part where you learn is like bringing a robotic arm to the gym to lift weights for you. We're really losing the plot of why you went to the gym in the first place." From Sue, co-founder of @brilliantorg: "We believe technology can and should be making our kids smarter, not dumber. AI today is mostly used by students for cheating." "So when we built our AI tutor, we wanted to use it to protect the time and effort that the student spends thinking for themselves,…
Peter Yang@petergyangSep 6
“Cheating and explaining the answer [to your child] are closer than you’d think.” Here’s my new episode with @suekhim, co-founder of @brilliantorg, who showed me how AI can help kids think for themselves. We talked about: → Why better grades don’t always mean more learning → How to help kids enjoy doing hard things vs. only trying to please adults → Why her #1 product principle is “Never tell the learner the answer” Some quotes from Sue: “Using AI to skip learning is like bringing a robotic arm to the gym to lift weights for you.” “Learning isn’t about the answer. It is about strengthening that part of you that can concentrate and struggle, that’s unafraid of trying new problems.” “When building AI products, try to find areas where you have unique data that makes your product better over time.” 📌 Watch the full episode: https://youtu.be/NsVayi42I0I Thanks to our sponsors: @linear: The AI agent platform for modern teams https://linear.app/behind-the-craft @RiversidedotFM: All-in-one AI studio for podcasts and video https://creators.riverside.com/PeterYang
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