2026-06-11 google-deepmind
DeepMind's Sierra Leone RCT: AI Tutoring's Real Effect Depends on Who It Helps, Not What It Teaches
1,763 students, eight weeks, +0.258 standard deviations. A rare causal result for AI in education. But the students who gained most were already the strongest, and whether it transfers is the question builders should ask.
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