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Because it's cheaper than paying people.
by anvil-on-my-toe 2y ago
Because it's cheaper than paying people.
- Zyst 2y agoFrom my understanding, they are trying to make Math education available to the entire population of the world. And now provide one on one personalized tutoring that currently only a fraction of the wealthiest people in their respective countries can afford. It’s fortunate that it is cheaper than paying people.
- BurningFrog 2y agoThat's the whole history of the last 250 years of the Industrial Revolution. May it never end!
- 2OEH8eoCRo0 2y ago> Our mission is to provide a free, world‑class education for anyone, anywhere.
- manilbeat 2y ago[flagged]
- Onawa 2y agoYour comment is extremely shortsighted given the history of Khan Academy and the goals of that organization. I'm pretty sure that if they could pay for a tutor for every kid on the planet, they would. AI is being used to democratize access to education for underserved populations, and we should laud that effort despite some of the drawbacks of AI.
- commandlinefan 2y agoNot that much. Both of my kids worked as in-person math tutors through high school for extra spending money. They made $10/hour, and that's close to the top-end of what math tutors actually get. Math teaching ability isn't valuable enough to command much in the way of compensation... even though we keep hearing that it's important.
- spencerchubb 2y agoDo you mean this as a good thing or as a snide comment. I think it's a good thing but it's hard to tell your sentiment
- anvil-on-my-toe 2y agoI meant it as a matter-of-fact observation. The headline was changed after my comment, but it was "Why We’re Deeply Invested in Making AI Better at Math Tutoring". The "why" is obvious, it's cheaper than paying people, and the article didn't have anything interesting to say.