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Microsoft and UIUC develop StudentSim to train AI tutors using simulated student errors

Microsoft and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have developed StudentSim, a system that simulates individual students to provide AI tutors with fast, low-cost feedback. Tested on 60 students across chess, English, and math, the system outperformed GPT-4.

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Microsoft and UIUC develop StudentSim to train AI tutors using simulated student errors: Microsoft and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have developed StudentSim, a system that simulates individual students to provide AI tutors with fast, low-cost feedback. Tested on 60 students across chess, English, and math, the system outperformed GPT-4.