applied ai June 24, 2026 4 min read
When AI Tutors Think Out Loud With a Student
A model that guides a child's reasoning in the moment is doing the most consequential thing software can do in a classroom. The bar for that is not engagement. It's the bar you'd hold a student teacher to.
Real-time AI instruction raises the stakes the instant a model starts shaping how a student thinks. Here's where the safety bar belongs and why the teacher stays in the loop.
Eli Wood
CEO, Black Flag Design