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alexsouthmayd

81karma·36submissions·February 6, 2026
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Founder of Bloomy (YC S26): AI-powered mastery learning for K-12 Reach me at alex@bloomylearning.com
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Thanks! I think people are rightfully skeptical about EdTech and AI -- esp. with kids. But we also need to try to innovate in this space, and I believe (from my experience as a teacher as well as my e…
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A few things: First, every BloomyBot response streams through an inline safety classification, and then an independent second-pass audit sweeps every stored message — a deterministic rule layer merged…
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This is a very interesting point I've heard from one other very smart person in this space. It will be interesting to see how that plays out.
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Ha, free recess all day sounds nice :) The more accurate way to describe these situations is overwhelmed teachers with overflowing classrooms where students are left to their own (rather than schools …
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I appreciate your honesty! I agree that having a talented human teacher for every student would be ideal. Many of our schools just don't have the teacher headcount to deliver meaningful instructi…
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