You can’t teach an old dog new tricks, but you can teach yourself about new topics with Google Learn About, the experimental new tool from Google that takes a more educational approach to conversational AI.
Artificial intelligence has been used for a lot of interesting purposes over the last few years. From generating images to creating podcasts, the platforms are churning out as much information as possible for virtually every purpose you can imagine.
Now, Google is hoping to give users the tools to actually learn from these chatbots, with Google Learn About poised to provide a comprehensive means of engaging with information, rather than just pumping it out.
What Is Google Learn About?
Google Learn About is an experimental tool from the big tech firm that aims to help users understand information and knowledge in an educational light through the power of conversational AI.
So, instead of the standard conversational AI experience with tools like ChatGPT and Gemini, you’ll be able to get a more textbook-style response, complete with images, graphs, interactive lists, and breakout text boxes with labels like “Why it matters” and “Build your vocab.” You can also explore related content and view suggested topics for your given query.
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The new AI-powered platform — which appears to be part of the overall Google Learning system — was quietly launched by Google this week, with a clear and present “Experiment” label next to the name on the website, implying that the service is still in the very early stages of development.
The Google Learn About main page offers suggested questions to ask. Source: Tech.co
How to Use Google Learn About
If you want to try your hand at learning a new topic with the new AI model, and we can help you get started with the Google Learn About platform now. Just follow the steps below and you’ll be on your way to understanding the universe and all its glory shortly.
- Head over to the Google Learn About website.
- Input your query into the given search bar.
- Add images to your query if necessary.
- Click Simplify at the bottom of your results if the answer is too confusing.
- Click Go deeper at the bottom of your results if you want to learn more.
- Select a Suggested topic to branch out and learn more.
If you don’t have a particular question to ask and you’re just in the learning mood, Google Learn About offers a wide range of interesting suggestions to get you started. From “What causes earthquakes” to “Does money really buy happiness?” and beyond, you should be able to find a query that piques your interest.
Google Learn About offers more than just words in response to your queries to help you learn better. Source: Tech.co
Is Google Learn About Accurate?
Using Google Learn About to educate yourself on new topics sounds great, until you remember that AI hallucinations have plagued platforms like this since their inception. How can you trust that you’re actually learning anything if you’re concerned about accuracy at every turn?
Well, Google Learn About doesn’t claim to be perfect. In fact, right at the bottom of the screen is the classic disclaimer that has been common with AI platforms like this:
“AI responses may be inaccurate or misleading. Double-check for accuracy.”
Obviously, AI platforms are a bit questionable when it comes to important information like medical advice and hiring decisions. But if you’re just trying to learn about what causes earthquakes, you can likely trust that Google Learn About can handle the basics.
More importantly, Google Learn About seems to have learned from AI Overviews, with the AI system not falling for some for some of the basic questions that hampered the launch of its AI compatriot.
Google Learn About doesn’t appear to suffer the same hallucinations as AI Overviews from Google fortunately. Source: Tech.co
Who Can Use Google Learn About?
As of writing this, Google Learn About is available to anyone with a Google account in the US. As long as you’re signed in, you can go to the Google Learn About page within the Google Learning platform and ask as many questions about as many topics as you want.
We did get a pop-up window when trying to access the platform that said, “Google Learn About isn’t currently supported on this browser” while using Microsoft Edge. However, once clicking through that and asking a query, Google Learn About seemed to work as well as it did on Chrome, so Google may still be ironing out some creases behind the scenes.
