Chollet-backed Gakku raises $51M to build conversational AI tutors that teach thinking, not answers
fchollet · x · 2026-11-12
- Gakku, an AI learning coach for kids, announced a $51M raise, betting on "conversational learning": language isn't just how we communicate, it's how we think — the learning process itself is the product, not something to automate away.
- François Chollet endorsed the company, arguing most education AI tools optimize for the wrong thing (getting the answer) when the point of homework is learning to think through the process. AI should help students develop their own thinking rather than let them outsource it.
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