Brilliant co-founder on AI and learning: never tell the learner the answer
petergyang · x · 2026-09-07
Peter Yang interviews Brilliant.org co-founder Sue Khim on AI-era learning: her #1 product principle is "never tell the learner the answer"; using AI to skip learning is like a robotic arm lifting weights at the gym. Key points: grades ≠ learning; cultivate enjoying hard things over pleasing adults; good design makes the next jump feel hard but achievable, like Mario.
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