Check out Ari’s interview with Politics Daily about Artificial Intelligence in Education (AIED) and the web.  Here is a sample:

Ari explains, “I think the AIED systems of the future will be less about teaching directly, and more about providing guidance: when and how a student would benefit from working with someone else (perhaps a teacher, tutor, or peer.) When I get stuck solving a particular type of problem, who (that’s online and available) can best help me understand it? A good system will have predicted the frustrating challenge, and will have already lined up the person best-suited to explaining it to me in a way that I will understand. After I’ve demonstrated that I mastered the necessary skills, who can I then explain it to, both to help them and to clarify it for myself? A good system will be able to seamlessly coordinate this process.”

Ari’s interview was used in a larger story, which featured Grockit, about web 2.0 technology entering the education industry.  We expect you will be hearing a lot more from Ari and his great work in the months to come.  Stay tuned!