What’s next for this growing platform? In interviews, the founding team has hinted at several developments:
Semantic search changes the fundamental mechanics of retrieval. Instead of looking for matching strings of text, semantic engines look for intent and context. the ed g sem blog
They do this by mapping words to "vectors"—mathematical representations of meaning. In a semantic model, the word "Java" (the code) lives in a different mathematical neighborhood than "Java" (the island). If a student has been watching lectures on Computer Science, the search engine mathematically adjusts its results to prioritize the programming language, without the student needing to add "programming" to their query. What’s next for this growing platform
This technology isn't brand new, but its application in EdTech is currently hitting an inflection point. They do this by mapping words to "vectors"—mathematical
These are 60-minute live Zoom sessions where the blog’s lead editors walk through a recent post and then facilitate a design sprint. Past labs have produced open-source lesson plans on climate science (using causal diagrams) and a financial literacy simulation based on interleaved practice.