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Why Your AI Learning Projects Keep Fizzling Out

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Why Your AI Learning Projects Keep Fizzling Out

AI & I

10 HOURS AGO
AI & I

AI & I

10 HOURS AGO
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LLMs have made it absurdly easy to go deep on almost any topic. So why haven’t we all used ChatGPT to earn college degrees we wished we had majored in or pursued a niche interest, like learning how to name the trees in our neighborhood? I know I’m not the ...

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While large language models have revolutionized access to information, they often fall short in fostering true understanding. This conversation explores the gap between having answers and achieving deep learning, focusing on how AI can be reimagined not just as a tool for retrieval, but as a guided, structured experience that supports real comprehension.
01:49
AI generates structured courses in real time for personalized learning
01:53
Most learning is passive and multimodal, not driven by active Q&A with AI.
04:39
Most learning in school is passive, and LLMs don't fix that without intentional design
16:12
The product demonstrates surprising agency when given proper autonomy and guardrails.
24:25
A successful learning platform should be objective-oriented, offer freedom, quick wins, and keep learners motivated.
28:26
Motivation fades when AI tools fail to re-engage users after context loss
38:50
Measuring spin on a new axis resets prior quantum state information.
49:52
LLMs can express knowledge we implicitly know but can't articulate

Chapters

Start
00:00
Introduction
00:36
Why you need a dedicated AI learning app
01:49
The process of learning is more passive than you might think
04:32
Live demo of Oboe to create a course about philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein
10:21
Learning works best when it comes in many formats
16:52
Where AI agents currently fall short in the learning experience
28:21
The importance of making learning feel accessible
34:10
How Zicherman uses Oboe to learn quantum physics
35:56
How embeddings spaces remind Dan of quantum mechanics
40:54

Transcript

Nir Zicherman: The grand vision is you can learn anything with a book. Anything that you ever thought was too hard to learn, we could at least get you started, and you can feel like it is achievable. Dan Shipper: Why does it need to be a separate app? Lik...