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AI Tutors: Strengths, Failures, and How to Use Them
The article explains that AI tutors are always available, patient, and able to rephrase explanations, adjust difficulty, and generate practice. It also warns that they can look effective without proving real learning, and that different tools—general chatbots, tutoring modes, and research-built tutors—are often mixed together. The guide covers documented failure modes, what trials found, and how to use an AI tutor without fooling yourself.