The week that we launched our AI tutor Koji, “AI” as a topic was getting commencement speakers booed off stage.
We were worried the launch was doomed, but instead it went super viral.
Why?
It turns out people aren’t “anti-AI”.
They’re anti-idiocracy, anti-job replacement,
A great tutor is expressive!
Thanks to our friends @rive_app for making it possible to break Koji out of the chatbox, and infuse him with joyful dynamic range.
'@tbpn: “Do you feel like you have a duty to make learning addictive?”
No. My goal is for our tutor Koji to work himself out of a job.
Koji offers more help when you’re doing conceptual learning, then steps back as you reach mastery.
A great tutor creates students who ask the
Our household is a huuuuuuge fan of the @brilliantorg app
Our 7yo is an avid DAU, deeply self-motivated to hit what Brilliant calls a “streak of the century” (smart naming)
True story: The day the AI tutor showed up for him in the app, he ran to tell me “mama! mama! Brilliant
POV: Thinking is cool again
Insane response to the launch!
I tripled the # of gift invites and only have a few left, then wrapping the promo.
But, Koji is generally available today on Brilliant’s website/apps!
Thank you all so much for the support.
Ultimately, the goal is for Koji to make himself unnecessary.
Koji offers more help when you’re doing conceptual learning, and steps back as you reach mastery.
His job is to gradually hand the thinking back to you, until you're the one asking yourself the questions he used to
Most AI tools just give students the answer, robbing them of the chance to learn and making them dependent.
That’s why the mark of a great teacher isn't how well they can explain the answer.
It’s making the student feel seen while they do the thinking themselves.