New AI study shows the potential of AI in education

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The debate around AI in education tends to get stuck on one point: Won’t students just use it as a shortcut, skipping all the hard parts of learning? But new research challenges that idea, suggesting we might be missing out on a huge opportunity by leaving LLMs on the table.

Today’s Insights

• Today in AI: Novel materials, frontier video models, and 101 translations

• Tutorial: How to turn any video into tutorials with AI

• AI doubles as digital tutor, with major findings

• Everything else you should know today

• 5 new AI tools to boost your productivity

TODAY IN AI

1. Imagine Midjourney, but for real-world materials: That’s the idea behind Microsoft’s new MatterGen platform, which uses AI to create materials that have never existed before — including ones with mechanical, chemical, and magnetic properties that make them uniquely good at certain tasks, like absorbing CO2 or powering solar cells. These novel materials could reshape our world — after all, our smartphone batteries wouldn’t exist without the discovery of lithium cobalt oxide in the ‘80s.

2. Luma Labs one-ups itself with new frontier video model: The SF-based startup’s Dream Machine has quickly become many creators’ go-to platform for video generation. Now, it’s back with Ray2, a new model that promises “realistic videos with natural and coherent motion” as well as more accurate physics. It can generate both five and 10-second clips in a matter of seconds, although it’s only available to paid subscribers for now.

3. ‘Lost in translation’ no more: A sign that you’re becoming fluent in a second or third language: You’re able to think in that language, not just convert it into your native one. Meta’s new translation model, SeamlessM4T, works the same way — translating your voice across languages in real time without needing to turn it into text first. That breakthrough makes it about 23% more accurate than its rivals with support for up to 101 languages.

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THE AI ACADEMY

How to turn any video into tutorials with AI

1. Go to Gemini’s website and sign up with your account.

2. Open Chrome browser, go to YouTube, open any video, and copy its URL.

3. Enter your prompt into Gemini, add the copied video’s URL and press enter.

Sample Prompt: ‘Create a detailed step-by-step tutorial for this video [enter video URL]’

1. You’ll get quick step-by-step tutorials in seconds.

2. Alternatively, you can just open a new tab, type "@ Gemini", select ’Chat with Gemini’, and enter your prompt.

FROM THE FRONTIER

How AI Boosted Learning Outcomes in Nigeria

A group of Nigerian students just learned two years worth of information in only six weeks. The game-changer that help them outperform their peers: GPT-4. The students were part of a World Bank pilot program that explores how AI might help boost learning outcomes in the developing world, where education resources can be limited.

So far, the results have been promising: 

• Using AI as a study buddy was more effective than 80% of commonly-used interventions

• Even more noteworthy, participants scored better on their end-of-year tests, which took place after the pilot was already over

• That suggests that by learning how to use AI in the first place, the students could keep turning to it for tutoring help months later

But the authors urged some caution: This study only looked at a narrow set of skills related to the English language, AI, and digital tools. It remains to be seen whether it works for other subjects, too, as well as whether the observed gains can last years down the line. The authors are also exploring whether the trial had any negative effects, like affecting students’ critical thinking skills.

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AI & TECH NEWS

Everything else you need to know today

👷 Safety Net: Nvidia unveiled a new set of tools that will let developers add more security and safety controls, including protections against jailbreaks, to their AI agents.

⚖️ Compliance Companion: Italian AI company iGenius worked with Nvidia to build a new 355B parameter model geared toward startups that work in highly regulated industries, like financial services and healthcare.

💥 Search Standoff: Alphabet is refusing to fact-check its search results and YouTube videos in a challenge to an upcoming disinformation law in the EU.

🔍 Reality Check: Taking a different approach, France's Mistral announced it’s teaming up with international news agency AFP to feed its Le Chat chatbot 2,000 articles per day — a move it says will help with content verification.

🗣️ Mandarin Migration: Duolingo reported a 216% spike in Mandarin language learners (See: sassy tweet) as TikTok users flock to Chinese alternatives like RedNote ahead of the platform’s Sunday shutdown.

📈 Market: Symbotic Inc., which builds AI-powered robots for warehouses, got an 18.86% boost after announcing it would acquire Walmart’s advanced robotics program for an initial price of $200M. Meanwhile, Apple shares fell by 4% due to disappointing iPhone sales in China, resulting in its worst performance since last August.

💰 Funding: TSMC, the world’s largest contract chip manufacturer, saw a record 57% profit boost in the fourth quarter of 2024, delivering another jolt of optimism to the industry. But traders are holding their breaths to see how new US chip restrictions could affect the company’s margins this year. Meanwhile, AI-powered legal platform Eve raised $47M in a Series A round led by a16z.

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