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The Problem with Problems: Why LLMs Still Don’t Know What’s Interesting

A tutoring system has one deceptively simple job: give the learner the next problem. Not the hardest problem. Not the flashiest problem. Not the one that makes the model feel terribly pleased with itself after a 4,000-token monologue. The next problem: the one that keeps a student engaged, teaches the right structure, and feels worth the effort. ...

November 12, 2025 · 15 min · Zelina