alt Hacker NewsA lot of pessimism in the comments, but I am just happy that we are seeing some work towards bridging the 2 Sigma gap for regular education vs. elite private tutoring. I can't imagine that people assume it's the physical presence of the tutor that is making the difference, it has to come down to the personalisation and expertise which is exactly what AI can provide in a form. And yea it might not be "there" yet. But if we don't start trying and studying then it'll never get there.
Tell me if I am oversimplifying, but I never understood the noise about the two sigma problem. Like, of course if you have a private tutor to immediately answer any question that pops into your head at the immediate moment you get confused, you are going to learn vastly more efficiently than in a large classroom where once you get confused you are likely to stay confused. To say nothing of how the pace will likely either drag way behind what you'd like, or accelerate too fast ahead of it.
The environment is just obviously two sigma better. This just... seems obvious to me? In the same way that I will get stronger much faster if I have a physical trainer to tell me exactly what I am doing wrong when I do it? And it seems obviously unsolvable other than by getting everyone a private tutor (or AI..?).
Asking from a place of curiosity.