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Artificial Intelligence
An AI tutor just hit 1.3 SD in a real college class. Educational research hasn't seen this in decades.
A new AI tutor tested at Dartmouth College achieved an effect size of up to 1.30 standard deviations in a real course, well above typical educational interventions. The results suggest AI can now deliver personalized tutoring at scale, but questions about generalizability, economics, and long-term retention remain.
2026-07-14