The Alice blog

Study tips, learning science, and news from the Alice team.

Perspectives Oct 21, 2026 · 9 min

I started an AI company, but I think the AI bubble is about to burst

Why the founder of an AI company thinks the AI bubble is about to burst.
Perspectives Oct 21, 2026 · 7 min

What should students learn in a future with AI? Mostly the same.

What should you learn when AI can answer almost anything? Mostly the same as before, and AI puts a spotlight on who masters the core skills.
Perspectives Oct 7, 2026 · 6 min

The story of Isabella, and how a personal AI tutor changed her life

A made-up story about a high school student, a math problem on a whiteboard, and a tutor that helps her learn without doing the work for her.
Product Oct 7, 2026 · 2 min

We're testing a new version of alice - do you want exclusive early access?

alice labs is where we test the next version of alice. To start, only 100 students get free access. All we ask for is feedback.
Perspectives Oct 6, 2026 · 4 min

I am building an AI company. I still think we should pause AI development.

Why I think we should pause the development of more powerful AI models, even though my own company is built on them.
Perspectives Sep 29, 2026 · 5 min

It is also a risk to stand still, as individuals and as a society

Why I left McKinsey to build alice, and why standing still with AI in education is also a risk.
Perspectives Sep 23, 2026 · 6 min

An AI tutor is the biggest opportunity in education, and one of the hardest things to build

Why one-to-one teaching is the biggest opportunity in education, and why a tutor is so much harder to build than a chatbot.
Study tips Sep 23, 2026 · 3 min

How to use AI when you study

The same AI can make you learn less or more. Five simple rules for using it the right way.
Study tips Sep 9, 2026 · 5 min

Five things the best students do differently

What ten years of teaching university students showed me about the ones who did best.
Perspectives Sep 2, 2026 · 8 min

I'm worried about AI. That's why I'm building alice.

Used as an answer machine, AI makes students weaker. Tamed as a tutor, it can make every student smarter. That is the difference alice exists to make.