Turning Trusted Books into Personal Learning Agents with Aibrary

Dec 10, 2025

Frank Wu, co-founder of Aibrary and Harvard Kennedy School graduate, teams up with Susan Wang, Chief Growth Officer and Yale alum, to discuss the urgent need for lifelong learning in the age of AI. They delve into how Aibrary transforms trusted books into personalized, bite-sized audio lessons. The duo emphasizes the importance of grounding content in reliable sources and utilizing the Idea Twin for tailoring learning experiences. They envision a future where self-knowledge and real-world application become central to education.

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INSIGHT

Lifelong Learning Is Now Mandatory

Lifelong learning is shifting from optional to essential because AI and rapid change reshape jobs.
Frank Wu argues adults need a 60-year curriculum rather than a one-time education sprint.

ADVICE

Turn Books Into Ten-Minute Audio

Convert trusted books into bite-size daily audio to fit modern attention patterns and busy schedules.
Combine algorithmic interests with a skills-based graph to recommend books that broaden perspective.

INSIGHT

Trust Is The Antidote To AI Noise

Mass AI content increases noise and distrust, so grounding learning in authoritative sources matters more.
Frank Wu and Susan choose books first to provide structured, trustworthy material amid AI-generated confusion.

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Frank Wu is the Co-founder of Aibrary and a Harvard Kennedy School MPP graduate. He led 20+ edtech and AI investments at TAL, helped build Think Academy in the U.S., and previously taught 3M+ students.

Susan Wang is the Chief Growth Officer at Aibrary and a Yale and Harvard Business School alum. She led creator and product operations at TikTok and worked in strategy at TAL, with deep experience scaling edtech products.

💡 5 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

How AI is reshaping lifelong learning and adult skill development.
Why Aibrary turns trusted books into personalized, bite-sized audio.
How Idea Twin customizes learning using your goals and context.
How Aibrary blends learning with action to drive real-world application.
Aibrary’s long-term vision to build an AI-native university.

✨ Episode Highlights
[00:01:00] Frank Wu on the fragmentation of adult learning.
[00:03:00] How AI is increasing the urgency for lifelong learning.
[00:08:22] Susan Wang on converting books into daily micro-learning.
[00:13:53] Why Aibrary grounds all content in trusted, authoritative sources.
[00:20:06] Personalization through goal-setting and AI agents.
[00:23:54] Applying ideas to real life as the core of true learning.
[00:29:39] Why Aibrary started with audio and when video is coming.
[00:33:29] The bridge from consumer learning to enterprise and micro-credentials.
[00:40:09] How future education will merge self-knowledge, world knowledge, and action.
[00:48:58] What’s next for Aibrary’s evolving AI learning companions.

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