[alain94040]

A physics textbook is a great start, but it has one major drawback: it's linear, and can't adapt to the reader. Maybe I already understand half of the textbook, but I can't figure out this one section. I'm out of luck, because the textbook won't expand on the part I struggle with.

One major value of the teacher in the classroom is to be able to sense when students are getting lost, and have ways to slow down, re-explain concepts that they missed.

A basic AI sounds like it could soon do a great job of providing the content of a physics textbook, with the adaptability of a one on one teacher.

[germinalphrase]

Sans neuralink or equivalent tech, I’m skeptical that an AI will soon develop the input mechanisms to make those judgements on par with an experienced human tutor. Students often (inadvertently) mischaracterize what is blocking their progress - and blockers are often nonacademic. What I would like to see, and work on, is augmenting the human instruction rather than replace it.