August 29, 2025
In an era where knowledge is expanding exponentially and traditional education systems struggle to keep pace, AI offers transformative solutions. The recent AI-Powered Education Meetup in London explored how machine learning, particularly Knowledge Tracing (KT), can revolutionise personalised learning.
July 5, 2025
Imagine building the perfect virtual teacher - a virtual tutor that knows how to teach any student. But how do you test it? How do you compare teaching strategies A vs. B? Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) are the gold standard, sure. But they're like waiting for a glacier to melt...
July 5, 2025
I was very happy to find so many papers on education that used Randomised/Randomised Control Trials. But after the first 20 papers, I stopped being happy and started to feel tired. Many papers contained logical black holes, compromising their conclusions. I kept seeing the same problems, so I built a...
June 3, 2025
The AI tutor dream is somewhat built on a 1984 study, “The 2 Sigma Problem.” 5,000+ citations! It’s based on a Randomised Control Trial (RCT) and must be legit. Right? Well, it’s actually not.
April 15, 2025
In the realm of artificial intelligence, there's a fascinating parallel that many might overlook: great one-on-one tutoring is less like traditional classroom teaching and more akin to engaging in a high-stakes strategy game.
March 12, 2025
The current state of education as a science reminds me where the medicine was slightly less than a hundred years ago. On a verge of converting from guesswork to a proper science. But for now many educational practices are still rooted in tradition and intuition rather than evidence.
