A 2026 randomized trial in UK classrooms found students using an AI tutor achieved median learning gains more than double those of the in-class group, according to a blog post by an author who has pub…
A developer building an AI tutor details the architecture behind retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) and prompt design, explaining how LLMs are wrapped in pedagogical scaffolding to enforce Socratic …
Coursera announced a $100 million investment in LearnVector, an AI-native learning startup founded by its chairman and co-founder Andrew Ng, giving Coursera roughly one-third equity and a commercial p…
A 30-month study of over 26,000 Chinese students found that using generative AI tools like Alibaba's Qwen boosted homework scores by 18% and cut completion time from 64 to 45 minutes, but monthly exam…
Josh Tyrangiel, author of 'AI for Good,' argues that AI's greatest impact comes from practical tools solving real problems, not flashy promises. He highlights examples like the Cleveland Clinic's seps…
Despite predictions that AI tutors would transform education, a Chalkbeat report and a Stanford University study show that student engagement with tools like Khan Academy's Khanmigo remains minimal, w…
Sal Khan and Sam Altman's predictions of an AI revolution in education have fallen short as Khan Academy's AI tutor Khanmigo saw stagnant student engagement despite reaching nearly 1 million students.…