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Jessica Wynn

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
2149 total appearances

Appearances Over Time

Podcast Appearances

The Jordan Harbinger Show
1288: Test Prep | Skeptical Sunday

No tutor wants that credit.

The Jordan Harbinger Show
1288: Test Prep | Skeptical Sunday

But the larger point stands.

The Jordan Harbinger Show
1288: Test Prep | Skeptical Sunday

AI is not a substitute for actual test prep.

The Jordan Harbinger Show
1288: Test Prep | Skeptical Sunday

You know, it can hallucinate facts, give outdated information, misunderstand the format, or confidently explain the wrong answer.

The Jordan Harbinger Show
1288: Test Prep | Skeptical Sunday

So it can be a tool.

The Jordan Harbinger Show
1288: Test Prep | Skeptical Sunday

It's just not the only tool.

The Jordan Harbinger Show
1288: Test Prep | Skeptical Sunday

For sure.

The Jordan Harbinger Show
1288: Test Prep | Skeptical Sunday

Kaplan, Barbary, all of them are already building their own AI systems.

The Jordan Harbinger Show
1288: Test Prep | Skeptical Sunday

But those are being trained specifically on the test, the format, the scoring logic, not whatever the Internet happened to cough up.

The Jordan Harbinger Show
1288: Test Prep | Skeptical Sunday

Yeah, there's always one of those guys.

The Jordan Harbinger Show
1288: Test Prep | Skeptical Sunday

The takeaway here is that you can still fail if you prepare the wrong way.

The Jordan Harbinger Show
1288: Test Prep | Skeptical Sunday

So quality is what matters.

The Jordan Harbinger Show
1288: Test Prep | Skeptical Sunday

Yeah, it's brutal and a massive problem that doesn't get talked about enough.

The Jordan Harbinger Show
1288: Test Prep | Skeptical Sunday

So students feel like if they're not constantly engaging with the prep material, then they're slacking.

The Jordan Harbinger Show
1288: Test Prep | Skeptical Sunday

And it pushes already stressed students into guilt-driven spending and overstudying.

The Jordan Harbinger Show
1288: Test Prep | Skeptical Sunday

So burnout is real.

The Jordan Harbinger Show
1288: Test Prep | Skeptical Sunday

And the books and courses themselves contribute to this.

The Jordan Harbinger Show
1288: Test Prep | Skeptical Sunday

They're designed to make you feel like there's always more you could be doing.

The Jordan Harbinger Show
1288: Test Prep | Skeptical Sunday

And we're seeing real consequences.

The Jordan Harbinger Show
1288: Test Prep | Skeptical Sunday

So test anxiety is through the roof.