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[icon name=”globe” class=”” unprefixed_class=””] Can AI fix education? We asked Bill Gates
“Today’s interactivity is ok, I answered a few questions wrong, so then it repeats the lecture. [With an AI tutor,] I can engage in a dialogue.”
TAGS AI • Personalized Learning • Lectures
The Verge, April 2016
[icon name=”globe” class=”” unprefixed_class=””] Money, Race and Success: How Your School District Compares
“Sixth graders in the richest school districts are four grade levels ahead of children in the poorest districts.”
TAGS Money • Achievement Gap • Inequality
The New York Times, April 2016
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[icon name=”video-camera” class=”” unprefixed_class=””] Insightful Human Portraits Made From Data
“New York City’s number one word is “now,” as in, “Now I’m working as a waiter, but actually I’m an actor.”
TAGS Art • Data Science • Portraits
TED, Feb 2016