{"id":624552,"date":"2024-06-17T19:59:17","date_gmt":"2024-06-17T16:59:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/why-we-need-education-specific-small-language-ai-models\/"},"modified":"2024-06-17T19:59:17","modified_gmt":"2024-06-17T16:59:17","slug":"why-we-need-education-specific-small-language-ai-models","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/why-we-need-education-specific-small-language-ai-models\/","title":{"rendered":"#Why we need education-specific small language AI models"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2c170b8813b\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2c170b8813b\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/why-we-need-education-specific-small-language-ai-models\/#Building_education-specific_small_language_models\" >Building education-specific small language models<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div id=\"article-main-content\">\n                            <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This article features an interview with Dan Rosensweig, who is speaking at TNW Conference on June 20. Check out the full event schedule <\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here<\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>Artificial intelligence has the potential to transform education for the better. But when ChatGPT launched in 2022, it caused schools and academia alike to panic.<\/p>\n<p>The AI model, able to reply to any question and write any text, was quickly <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.technologyreview.com\/2023\/04\/06\/1071059\/chatgpt-change-not-destroy-education-openai\/\">denounced<\/a> as a cheating-enabling tool \u2014 and one that undermined learning.<\/p>\n<p>Fast-forward to 2024, panic has ceased and the education sector has recognised the potential of large language models (LLMs) to provide support to both students and teachers.<\/p>\n<div class=\"inarticle-wrapper latest channel-cta hs-embed-tnw\">\n<div id=\"hs-embed-tnw\" class=\"channel-cta-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"channel-cta-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"js-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/events.tnw\/hardfork-2018\/uploads\/visuals\/tnw-newsletter.png\"\/><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/events.tnw\/hardfork-2018\/uploads\/visuals\/tnw-newsletter.png\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"channel-cta-input\">\n<p class=\"channel-cta-title\">The &lt;3 of EU tech<\/p>\n<p class=\"channel-cta-tagline\">The latest rumblings from the EU tech scene, a story from our wise ol&#8217; founder Boris, and some questionable AI art. It&#8217;s free, every week, in your inbox. Sign up now!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>But to really align the potential of the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a> with learning outcomes, what we need are education-specific small language models (SLMs), Dan Rosensweig, Executive Chairman at student learning platform Chegg, tells TNW.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">General<\/a> purpose LLMs are a good place to start,\u201d Rosensweig says. But they\u2019re not specifically designed with students\u2019 learning process in mind.<\/p>\n<p>Such tools have proved that they can successfully consume vast amounts of data from the internet and summarise the information effectively. But they\u2019re also prone to providing inaccurate answers and they even hallucinate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGeneralist LLMs have no obligation to be accurate, or to be personalised, and they don\u2019t know any individual student\u2019s situation when it comes to what they know or what they don\u2019t know,\u201d Rosensweig says.<\/p>\n<p>Conversely, small language models might have a more limited capacity to process information and generate text compared to LLMs, but they\u2019re more efficient in meeting specific needs.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Building_education-specific_small_language_models\"><\/span>Building education-specific small language models<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Education-specific SLMs require two elements, according to Rosensweig.<\/p>\n<p>The first one is the incorporation of pedagogy by design. This refers to developing a model that \u201cunderstands how students learn best, what their individual needs are, and that can assess the learning outcomes to move forward with the process.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The second necessary element is a proprietary, accurate data set that is large enough to train AI across different subject verticals. In the case of Chegg, which has developed 26 SLMs, the data is based on over 100 million pieces of learning content, created over the past 10 years.<\/p>\n<p>Rosensweig believes that the benefits of AI-powered personalised learning support are far-reaching.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt starts with the learning process itself and then offers a blend between critical thinking and actual employable skills.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Dan Rosensweig is one of many tech luminaries speaking at this year\u2019s TNW Conference, which takes place on June 20-21 in Amsterdam. If you want to attend, we have a special offer for our readers. 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