Learning Anything with AI: The Power of Socratic Questioning

Author(s): Kamran Khan

Originally published on Towards AI.

Is AI the New Socrates?

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I have always been fascinated to see how questions lead us on to deeper understanding.

Recently, I discovered the power of Socratic questioning and how AI can simulate this method to help us learn much better.

As it asks thought-provoking questions and prompts reflection, AI mirrors the way great teachers have guided learning for centuries.

In my practice, this approach makes it more accessible pretty complex issues so that I personally feel a critical approach toward what I want to learn.

What surprised me is how flexible AI can apply these Socratic principles to almost any subject.

Whether trying to learn a new concept in technology or refine understanding of history, AI really opened up new layers in knowledge I may not have considered otherwise.

It is like having that long-suffering, insightful teacher on hand-one that keeps me on my toes through the questions they raise and deepens my understanding.

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Now, the Socratic method is my favorite way to learn new ideas. There’s no lecturing; I learn through the answers that I discover for myself as guided by questions.

This changed my way of learning. Rather than… Read the full blog for free on Medium.

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