I just used an incredible new AI education app called Oboe. If you want to learn how to design great software, read on… 

Oboe just launched in September. The founder, Nir Zicherman, also founded the podcasting tool Anchor. 

Oboe can spin up a course on any subject you want, using AI.

Several of the most successful people I know studied psychology. So today, I used Oboe to give me an intro to psych…

A Slick UI, a Powerful Application

Oboe’s design is world class. 

All I had to do was write a one-sentence prompt: “Give me a basic introduction to psychology.” Suddenly, an entire course appeared!

The course is structured in brief units that take just a couple of minutes to read. The material is clear, engaging, and useful.

You can even hear the lessons as a podcast! 

This is awesome if you’re busy doing dishes or working out. The podcasts are so good it’s very difficult to tell they’re AI.

Time for a Pop Quiz

After reading through the first lesson, I thought to myself, “I need some flashcards for this. I wonder if there’s an AI app to make flashcards.” 

Oboe read my mind! 

Just below, Oboe embedded some flashcards in the page. Click on them, and you see the answer.

Putting this flashcard application into the course automatically is absolutely genius product design. As soon as I saw this, I knew Oboe could be really big.

How Oboe Can Improve

One problem Oboe has is sourcing.

Take the section on research methods in psychology…it links to only one source. 

When I click on the source, all I get is an outline of a psychology course. I don’t see any information on the topics in the course, so it’s hard to tell whether Oboe’s information is accurate or not.

This is a new product, so I’m not expecting it to be perfect. But better sourcing would be a great way to improve.

I’d also like to see flashcards and quizzes in every single section. Right now, Oboe includes them in some sections but not others. 

Wrap-Up

Overall, I’m giving Oboe an A. 

If it could do a little better with sourcing and quizzes, I’d bump that up to an A+. I’d also love to see an iOS app. 

Oboe is incredibly powerful. It gives every single person free access to a great education on any subject.

Think about all the kids stuck in rotten schools. 

Maybe their teachers are terrible, their classmates unruly. But if they can somehow get access to the internet, they can learn with Oboe.

Oboe is already better than most of the teachers I’ve had, even at good schools. 

I made it halfway through my course this morning. I’m looking forward to finishing it soon!

If you want to take my Intro to Psych course on Oboe, here’s the link. We can learn together.

Have a great weekend, everybody!

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