Google LearnLM helps with homework
Bill Gates posted an online article titled, “The Age of AI Has Begun.” It tells about the tech genius’ predictions on how artificial intelligence will change the world.
He focused on two industries, healthcare and education. Thanks to Google LearnLM, we are significantly closer to AI-powered learning.
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The search engine firm developed an AI model designed to help students learn. Google will integrate the new artificial intelligence into all Google online services so that everyone can use it.
How does Google LearnLM work?
Introducing LearnLM: our new family of models based on Gemini and fine-tuned for learning. LearnLM applies educational research to make our products — like Search, Gemini and YouTube — more personal, active and engaging for learners. #GoogleIO pic.twitter.com/oqPD1iOV6O
— Google (@Google) May 14, 2024
An official Google blog says LearnLM will “help make learning experiences more engaging, personal, and useful.
It is a collaboration of Google DeepMind, Google Research, and Google product teams. Also, the search engine firm worked with educators to meet the following goals:
- Inspire active learning: Allow for practice and healthy struggle with timely feedback
- Manage cognitive load: Present relevant, well-structured information in multiple modalities
- Adapt to the learner: Dynamically adjust to goals and needs, grounding in relevant materials
- Stimulate curiosity: Inspire engagement to motivate through the learning journey
- Deepen metacognition: Plan, monitor, and help the learner reflect on progress
As mentioned, Google will integrate LearnLM into widely-used Google products like the search engine and YouTube. The official post shares these examples;
- Google Search will help you make sense of complex topics by tapping a button to adjust your AI overview. It will let you simplify the language or read more details to facilitate learning.
- Circle to Search will help students solve math problems on their phones and tablets. For example, your kid may encircle a math problem with his or her finger to get an AI-generated solution.
- Gemini, Google’s AI chatbot, will have Gems, custom versions of Gemini that explain specific topics. For example, Learning Coach will provide step-by-step guidance, quizzes, and games.
- YouTube will have an AI tool that will let you ask clarifying questions or take a quiz while watching academic videos.
Google is also developing two experimental learning features: Illuminate and Learn About. Illuminate breaks down research papers into short audio conversations.
As a result, you can learn what you need from hundreds of pages easily. Meanwhile, Learn About will bring together high-quality content and chat experiences to help people learn anything at their own pace.
