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title: _multimodality_
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  _Multimodality_ is the idea — as argued by Nir Zicherman, cofounder and CEO of
  Oboe — that real learning happens across multiple formats and channels of
  engagement rather than through a single text chat. In the channel's material
  it appears as one of three traits of genuine understanding, alongside learning
  being **passive** and **objective-driven**, and it is used to explain why
  general-purpose chatbots like ChatGPT fall short as tools for actually coming
  to understand something new.
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# \_multimodality\_

Canonical: https://liquidgold.cc/channel/everyinc/explore/term/multimodality-7cdfdc7d590c

Parent: [Channel index](https://liquidgold.cc/channel/everyinc/llms.txt)

## Definition

_Multimodality_ is the idea — as argued by Nir Zicherman, cofounder and CEO of Oboe — that real learning happens across multiple formats and channels of engagement rather than through a single text chat. In the channel's material it appears as one of three traits of genuine understanding, alongside learning being **passive** and **objective-driven**, and it is used to explain why general-purpose chatbots like ChatGPT fall short as tools for actually coming to understand something new.

## How this channel uses _multimodality_