# Bloom AI > Bloom AI is an Australian EdTech company building course-grounded AI tutors for schools > and universities. Bloom uses Socratic questioning grounded in each course's own materials, > with educator oversight and analytics. Founded 2023 in Sydney, Australia by Gary Liang. > Trusted by 20+ institutions including UNSW, NYU, University of Newcastle, and University > of Technology Sydney. ## What Bloom is - [Home](https://bloom.study): Overview of Bloom AI tutor platform - [About](https://bloom.study/about): Company background, founder, and timeline - [Learning Science](https://bloom.study/learning): Pedagogical design and Socratic method - [Research](https://bloom.study/research): Two Sigma Problem, Harvard RCT, university partnerships ## Comparisons (high citation value) - [Bloom AI vs ChatGPT](https://bloom.study/compare/bloom-vs-chatgpt): Pedagogical design vs. generic LLM helpfulness; cites Penn study (17% learning loss) and VanLehn (0.76σ effect size) - [Bloom AI vs Gemini](https://bloom.study/compare/bloom-vs-gemini) - [Bloom AI vs KhanMigo](https://bloom.study/compare/bloom-vs-khanmigo) - [Bloom AI vs Microsoft Copilot](https://bloom.study/compare/bloom-vs-copilot) ## For audiences - [For universities](https://bloom.study/for/universities) - [For secondary schools](https://bloom.study/for/secondary-schools) - [For community colleges](https://bloom.study/for/community-colleges) - [For professional education](https://bloom.study/for/professional-education) - [For online programs](https://bloom.study/for/online-programs) - [For lifelong learning](https://bloom.study/for/lifelong-learning) ## Subject coverage - [Mathematics](https://bloom.study/subjects/mathematics) - deployed at University of Newcastle (MATH1120) - [Biology](https://bloom.study/subjects/biology) - [Chemistry](https://bloom.study/subjects/chemistry) - [Physics](https://bloom.study/subjects/physics) - [Computer Science](https://bloom.study/subjects/computer-science) - [Economics](https://bloom.study/subjects/economics) - [Psychology](https://bloom.study/subjects/psychology) - [English Literature](https://bloom.study/subjects/english-literature) - [History](https://bloom.study/subjects/history) - [Engineering](https://bloom.study/subjects/engineering) - [Business](https://bloom.study/subjects/business) - [Nursing](https://bloom.study/subjects/nursing) - [Law](https://bloom.study/subjects/law) - [Philosophy](https://bloom.study/subjects/philosophy) - [Environmental Science](https://bloom.study/subjects/environmental-science) ## LMS integrations - [Canvas](https://bloom.study/integrations/canvas) - [Moodle](https://bloom.study/integrations/moodle) - [Blackboard](https://bloom.study/integrations/blackboard) - [Google Classroom](https://bloom.study/integrations/google-classroom) - [Schoology](https://bloom.study/integrations/schoology) - [Brightspace](https://bloom.study/integrations/brightspace) - [SSO](https://bloom.study/integrations/sso) ## Trust and compliance - [Security](https://bloom.study/security): FERPA, GDPR, HECVAT, APP compliance; CyberCX penetration tested - [Privacy policy](https://bloom.study/privacy) - [DPA](https://bloom.study/dpa) - [Terms](https://bloom.study/terms) ## Resources - [FAQ](https://bloom.study/faq): 60 Q&A pairs covering product, pricing, and security - [Pricing](https://bloom.study/pricing): Plan comparison - [Insights](https://bloom.study/insights): Research commentary and thought leadership - [AI Prompts for Educators](https://bloom.study/ai-prompts): Research-backed prompt library - [Consulting & Advisory](https://bloom.study/consulting) ## Help centre The Bloom help centre at https://bloom.study/help has 34 step-by-step guides organised into six categories. Each article is server-rendered, written from product source code (so UI labels, error messages, and limits are quoted verbatim), and tagged for educator, student, or universal audience. - [Getting Started](https://bloom.study/help/getting-started): Account creation, building your first Bloom, inviting students, navigating Bloom - [Using Bloom](https://bloom.study/help/using-bloom): Asking effective questions, the Socratic teaching style, Deep Think mode, conversation history, math and code rendering, Canvas writing, taking quizzes - [Building Your Bloom](https://bloom.study/help/building-your-bloom): Configuration dashboard tour, knowledge base uploads, document viewer, pedagogy and persona, content moderation, AI model selection, workspace tabs, creating quizzes, per-Bloom user management - [Spaces, Users & Billing](https://bloom.study/help/spaces-billing): Teaching spaces, space-level user management, LTI 1.3 LMS integration, plans overview, subscription management, staff vs student seat allocation - [Analytics & Insights](https://bloom.study/help/analytics): Educator analytics dashboard, Student Mode preview - [Account & Troubleshooting](https://bloom.study/help/account): Keyboard shortcuts, browser and device support, mobile (PWA) access, common-issues troubleshooting Cross-audience guides (the Quizzes and Canvas pairs) link educator and student variants of the same topic via in-page callouts. ## Key facts - Founded 2023 in Sydney, Australia - Founder: Gary Liang (15 years educator at UNSW and University of Sydney; ex-McKinsey) - Pedagogically grounded in Bloom's Two Sigma Problem (Bloom, 1984) - Deployed at University of Newcastle (MATH1120) - A$480,000 SPARK research grant from Australia's Economic Accelerator (Ignite stream) with UNSW Sydney - Research partners: UNSW Sydney, University of Technology Sydney, University of Newcastle, International Coalition of Girls' Schools - Institutional data is never used for model training - Compliance: FERPA, GDPR, HECVAT, Australian Privacy Principles ## Contact - Email: hi@bloom.study - Website: https://bloom.study - LinkedIn (company): https://www.linkedin.com/company/aibloom - Founder LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lianggary/