On July 29, 2025, OpenAI announced Study Mode, a version of ChatGPT built to act less like a one-shot answer machine and more like a patient tutor that walks you through concepts, asks you questions, and pushes you to show your work. Why this mattersThe AI genie is fully on campus. Study Mode is designed to make learning look like learning again: step-by-step explanations, checks for understanding, and fewer straight answers. (The Guardian)MIT Tech Review’s take is blunt: under the hood this ...

On July 29, 2025, OpenAI announced Study Mode, a version of ChatGPT built to act less like a one-shot answer machine and more like a patient tutor that walks you through concepts, asks you questions, and pushes you to show your work. Why this mattersThe AI genie is fully on campus. Study Mode is designed to make learning look like learning again: step-by-step explanations, checks for understanding, and fewer straight answers. (The Guardian)MIT Tech Review’s take is blunt: under the hood this ...