21 stories tagged Learning
OpenAI's new report details how students and educators use ChatGPT for personalized study aids, lesson planning, and language practice, making learning a continuous process beyond the classroom.
A Hacker News discussion reveals how people are using AI tools like ChatGPT and Khan Academy's AI assistant to master complex subjects, retain information, and create personalized learning workflows — a use case some argue is more impactful than AI in software development.
A new study from the University of California reveals that relying on AI tools like ChatGPT or Claude can make people less willing to admit ignorance, leading to overconfidence and poor decision-making in areas like health and finance.
A new theoretical study analyzes how AI models learn from their mistakes through a process called in-context search. The research provides a mathematical framework for understanding when this reflection helps AI solve problems more efficiently, and when it doesn't. This could guide the development of smarter, more reliable AI assistants.
A new AI tutor responds to children's questions in under a second, making learning more interactive. This could revolutionize early education by providing instant, personalized support.
A new study shows that students using generative AI without proper guardrails performed worse in math compared to those who didn't use AI at all. The research highlights the importance of structured AI use in education.
A new paper argues that the success of modern AI vindicates a modest form of associationism: the idea that learning is uniform, gradual, and driven by feedback. This could reshape how we think about both AI and human cognition.
Researchers have identified memory traces in AI models that behave similarly to biological memory units in human brains. This discovery could help us understand how AI learns and remembers, potentially improving future AI systems.
Researchers developed a new memory system for AI that helps it learn from failures and improve over time. This could make AI assistants much better at complex, multi-step tasks.
A new AI tool called Claw-Learn helps students understand math problems by showing step-by-step visual explanations. This could make learning math more intuitive for those who struggle with traditional methods.
Brilliant has launched an AI tutor designed to help kids develop critical thinking skills. The tool guides students through problem-solving with thoughtful questions rather than just giving answers.
A new open-source tool lets you type any topic, and it generates an interactive course. It's like having a personalized tutor for anything from quantum physics to languages.
Researchers developed a step-by-step AI system to create teaching analogies. This could make learning complex topics easier by comparing them to familiar ideas.
A developer created Claude Soul to give AI memory and learning between sessions. After 200 sessions, the AI even built its own additional memory system. This could revolutionize how we interact with AI tools.
Researchers have developed a new way for AI teams to learn and adapt together, creating specialized roles. This could lead to smarter, more collaborative AI systems in the future. The key is letting AI agents share and build on each other's knowledge.
Researchers have developed a new way for AI agents to learn from their past experiences by tracking how memories connect to each other. This could help AI remember useful information over time, like how humans build on past knowledge.
Researchers have developed a method called Cognitive Agent Compilation (CAC) to make AI learning systems more transparent and controllable. This could help educators better understand and adjust how AI tutors teach.
Google and Kaggle are offering a free 5-day intensive course on AI agents. The course is designed for beginners and covers practical skills in building AI applications.
AgentSwarms offers a no-setup platform for experimenting with agentic AI. The tool is designed to democratize access to advanced AI agents for learning and development.
A new study reveals that over-reliance on AI tools can reduce persistence and negatively impact independent problem-solving skills. Researchers warn of potential long-term cognitive effects.
IBM Research has released ALTK-Evolve, an open-source framework enabling AI agents to learn and adapt in real-time during task execution. This approach eliminates the need for static pre-training by allowing agents to evolve their strategies based on immediate feedback.