A dream for education: how Tau aims to revolutionize learning I’ve waited until now to share this story because I wanted it to coincide with the launch of our first product. In June 2024, I joined TuringDream, a pioneering educational initiative, as director of innovation. On Tuesday, we unveiled Tau—a personalized AI tutor designed for secondary and baccalaureate students, built on our advanced agentic platform, which is already pending a patent in the United States. Tau is not just another layer on top of a large language model, nor is it a typical RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) system. It is a fully autonomous agentic architecture, powered by a second-level AI capable of leveraging any LLM. This enables Tau to generate specialized teaching agents—each one acting as a subject-specific educator tailored to individual students. We begin by feeding the system the full curriculum of a given country’s education program. From there, Tau creates dynamic, adaptive teaching agents that can explain every lesson, assess a student’s understanding in real time, and adjust their approach based on the learner’s unique style, pace, and preferences. It goes far beyond exam prep. Instead, Tau evolves with the student, drawing on their learning history—identifying strengths, uncovering gaps, and addressing misconceptions with precision. The result is a deeply personalized learning journey that accelerates progress by targeting individual needs with unmatched accuracy. It’s not about replacing teachers or schools. Quite the opposite. Our goal is to empower educators, support students, and transform education into a more responsive, inclusive, and effective experience. Having taught at the university level for over 35 years, I’ve seen how learning can be hindered by one-size-fits-all models. Now, for the first time, I believe we are on the verge of a fundamental shift—one where every student has access to a tutor that truly understands them. This isn’t science fiction. It’s happening now.