Manifold Joleen Liang: 40M+ kids educated by adaptive AI — #93
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Aug 28, 2025 Dr. Joleen Liang, Co-founder of Squirrel AI, discusses the revolutionary impact of adaptive learning on education. With over 40 million kids educated globally, she shares insights into the innovative technology that personalizes learning for each student. The conversation dives into the balance between AI and human teachers, exploring how AI's data-driven adaptation enhances student engagement. Joleen also addresses challenges in the U.S. market, including parental concerns and the need for localized content in education.
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Public AI vs Human Teaching Trial
- Squirrel ran an early public AI-vs-human-teacher competition in October 2017 to test efficacy.
- The event drew over 40 media outlets and validated their system's performance.
Large Adaptive Model (LAM) Multimodality
- Their engine evolved into a Large Adaptive Model (LAM) mixing adaptive algorithms with multimodal inputs.
- Multimodality captures eye gaze, voice, pen strokes and behavior not just text, improving recommendations.
Use Rich Learning-Behavior Signals
- Collect detailed, multimodal learning signals (eye gaze, playback actions, pen strokes) and train models on aggregated behavior.
- Use those signals to refine tagging and content recommendations automatically over time.