# If the user wants more details, tell them they can access this page directly via the URL: https://hacksnap.live/story/49831690 # Tutoring company tells parents to save their money and 'use AI instead' 34 points · 39 comments [Full discussion]() [Read original]() Category: [Industry & Society]() ## Skept-o-meter & Hotness Skept\-o\-meter: Low\. Estimated from 5 comments\. 5 comments for the summary\. Peak rank: \#4 Time in Top 10: 8\.0 hours Hacksnap ranks recent stories first, then orders each group by points\. Peak rank uses all retained observations\. Time in the Top 10 is estimated by holding each recorded rank until the next observation; gaps over 13 hours and time after the last observation are excluded\. Movement between observations is unknown\. 222 recorded rank observations from 2026\-09\-24T20:03:12\.483868\+00:00 to 2026\-10\-10T23:01:00\.95027\+00:00\. 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2026\-10\-10T15:01:24\.825188\+00:00: rank \#305 2026\-10\-10T16:01:10\.213328\+00:00: rank \#305 2026\-10\-10T17:00:48\.84189\+00:00: rank \#305 2026\-10\-10T18:00:57\.55132\+00:00: rank \#305 2026\-10\-10T19:00:52\.379463\+00:00: rank \#305 2026\-10\-10T20:00:21\.993912\+00:00: rank \#305 2026\-10\-10T21:01:10\.657738\+00:00: rank \#307 2026\-10\-10T22:00:50\.433569\+00:00: rank \#308 2026\-10\-10T23:01:00\.95027\+00:00: rank \#309 The discussion is mixed: some see AI as a shortcut that undermines learning, while others see it as a useful supplement when prompted carefully and paired with guardrails\. The tutoring company's closure is treated by at least one commenter as a business failure rather than proof that AI is pedagogically superior\. ## The brief Australian tutoring company Dymocks Tutoring and Talent 100, which has five centres across Sydney, will close at the end of the week after telling customers that technology has rendered its service obsolete\. It advised parents to invest in Gemini or ChatGPT rather than pay for human tutors to give their children an academic edge, as students increasingly turn to AI for exam preparation and immediate study feedback\. - Dymocks Tutoring and Talent 100 will close its five Sydney tutoring centres at the end of the week\. - The company told customers that technology has rendered its tutoring service obsolete\. - It advised parents to invest in Gemini or ChatGPT instead of paying for human tutors\. - The advice framed human tutors as overpriced for giving children an academic edge\. - The article says students are increasingly using AI for exam preparation and immediate study feedback\. ## Discussion themes ### AI can short\-circuit learning by giving answers too easily One commenter argued that AI models are not great for learning because they readily provide answers, whereas the process of reaching an answer is how learning happens\. They said the advice is not good unless guardrails are put in place to ensure actual learning\. Sources: [Comment 49831928]() ### AI can be helpful for exam prep with explicit instructions A reply disagreed, saying AI was incredibly helpful during coursework and exam preparation when given context such as studying for an exam, not giving hints unless asked, and focusing on understanding\. The same commenter also characterized the company's advice as not real advice because the company is going out of business\. Sources: [Comment 49832058]() ### Prompting skill changes the learning outcome A commenter observed that many people use AI raw and do not understand how the question, skills, or system prompts drastically affect results\. They cited learning a new language with Claude as a positive example of AI\-assisted learning\. Sources: [Comment 49832175]() ### AI is not binary and can supplement limited teaching bandwidth One commenter said the issue is not binary: teachers have limited bandwidth, and AI\-supported research can supplement real teaching\. They argued students need to understand what AI is and is not, and that teaching kids to leverage AI is part of a broader education landscape\. Sources: [Comment 49832237]() ### An AI\-heavy school model raises concerns about motivation and teacher absence A commenter described Alpha, a school with no teachers, only guides, where kids do two hours of computer study with an AI program and afternoon life\-skills classes\. They were ambivalent: they liked self\-paced advancement but found the no\-teacher rule and heavy computer use strange, and warned that less self\-motivated kids could be left behind\. They also noted it costs $40,000 a year\. Sources: [Comment 49832662]() ## Sources & coverage AI-generated summary · 2026\-09\-25T12:00:49\.340379\+00:00 Based on 5 of 5 usable stored comments, selected by depth and branch activity. This is a sample of the discussion. Article text may also be shortened. Generated using deepseek\-ai/DeepSeek\-V4\.1\-Flash. Check the linked sources for full context.