This AI tool claims to boost student grades by 15% using a 2400-year-old technique, but I am not convinced

• Codio Coach improves grades on its platform, but outside results may not look the same
• AI-assisted learning boosts short-term gains, but critics warn about long-term learning quality
• Completion rates doubled, but only in courses that already rely on Codio’s internal system

A new AI-powered learning assistant, Codio Coach, claims to boost student grades by 15% using a Socratic method inspired by a 2,400-year-old approach.

Codio Coach, launched in April 2024, was built using Anthropic’s Claude large language model and is designed to guide learners rather than provide direct answers.

Codio’s research, drawn from 1,800 learners across 39 computer science courses between January 2023 and December 2024, shows that median grades increased by 15% and average grades rose by 12% when Codio Coach was integrated into courses.