AI INITIATIVE
AI wants to be your new tutor, but can you trust it?
The team behind Anchor, later sold to Spotify, has launched a new tool called Oboe. Their idea: AI doesn’t make people lazy; it can make learning easier.
Oboe creates “courses” on any topic you type in. Instead of back-and-forth chats, it gives you longer text, bullet-point takeaways, FAQs, or even podcasts.
The issue is trust. Oboe doesn’t show sources yet, so users have to double-check facts themselves.
Here’s what to know:
Oboe generates courses, podcasts, and summaries on any subject.
It uses multiple AI models to limit errors but doesn’t yet show sources.
The platform is designed to improve as people use it, like a tutor.
Facts, or just AI fanfic?
To reduce mistakes, it uses different AI models to check each other’s work.
The company says citations and better accuracy tools are coming soon.
The goal is for Oboe to act like a personal tutor, learning how you learn over time.
But it’s entering a crowded market where accuracy could make or break it.
I will 100% be betting my degree on an AI podcast host.