<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Journal on SMall talk</title><link>https://sandeepmallareddy.com/journal/</link><description>Recent content in Journal on SMall talk</description><generator>Hugo -- gohugo.io</generator><language>en-us</language><lastBuildDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 00:29:43 +0530</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://sandeepmallareddy.com/journal/index.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title>Creating a synthetic training dojo for edtech</title><link>https://sandeepmallareddy.com/journal/training-dojo-for-edtech/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 00:29:43 +0530</pubDate><guid>https://sandeepmallareddy.com/journal/training-dojo-for-edtech/</guid><description>I&amp;#39;ve been teaching 100,000 fake students for 2 weeks.
and used them to build the best AP prep system in the world.
I took Qwen 3 8B models and gave them simulated human memory.
Now every night thousands of simulated students start with zero knowledge of the social sciences.… pic.twitter.com/7GHIQ7n6l3
&amp;mdash; Austin Way (@AustinA_Way) March 14, 2026 An interesting use case for AI agents to improve curriculum and content: using a bunch of simulated “dumb” student agents who cannot rely on any latent knowledge about the subject (e.</description></item><item><title>How the war in Iran is impacting students in India</title><link>https://sandeepmallareddy.com/journal/impact-of-iran-war-12-03-2026/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 20:43:09 +0530</pubDate><guid>https://sandeepmallareddy.com/journal/impact-of-iran-war-12-03-2026/</guid><description>Indian education system is facing an unexpected second-order consequence of the Iran - Israel conflict. Following attacks on its leadership and military, Iran has warned that it will target all ships moving through the Strait of Hormuz, a narrow sea corridor - 40 km wide at it&amp;rsquo;s narrowest point, through which 20% of the global oil and gas shipments pass everyday . Iran has been preparing all its life for this exact moment.</description></item></channel></rss>