Can teaching another model help train an AI tutor?
humans& has launched Ampersand Tutor, which it says was trained by teaching Persimmon—a model described as built to learn like people.
That training approach is the interesting part: teaching a model is presented as a way to train the tutor itself. The description raises a useful distinction between learning to perform a task and learning to help another learner perform it.
humans& also reports that Ampersand Tutor topped a widely used tutor-model evaluation. It is available through the company’s API, a way for software to access the tutor.
One caveat: a reported top evaluation score does not establish better learning outcomes for students.
For anyone considering Ampersand Tutor, the launch offers a concrete tool to investigate. The useful next step is to assess it against a specific teaching goal and measure what students learn, alongside how well the tutor scores.