Humy 2.0: The AI Platform for Social Studies and Beyond

Humy is used by teachers from every U.S. state and trusted by over 80 school and district partners, such as Chambersburg Area School District (PA) , Gladwin Public Schools (MI) , and Chillicothe City School District (OH) .

Today, we are introducing Humy 2.0: an update shaped by teacher feedback, with stronger support for Social Studies and History, as well as expanded features for STEM and Language Arts teachers.

What’s new in Humy 2.0

1. Interview any historical figure

When we launched our auto-graded assignments, we didn’t anticipate just how big the impact would be - we graded 67,290 student submissions, saving teachers thousands of hours and giving thousands of students detailed individualized feedback on their writing.

We’re thrilled to release our updated Assignment Builder that removes limits on historical figures and brings other improvements.

With the new Assignment Builder, you can:

• Create interviews, debates and simulations with any significant historical figure. Whether it’s a local hero or a niche philosopher, if they made history, your students can interview them. You don’t have to manually create a historical figure if the figure is missing in our collection.
• Align to U.S. state standards. Whether you are teaching in Pennsylvania, California, or New York, our AI ensures your assignment better aligns with your specific state educational standards and frameworks like Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB).
• Draft Rubrics instantly. Our AI generates more rigorous, grade-and-standards-aligned grading rubrics that teachers can edit and apply in seconds.
• Boost student engagement with more vivid texts, historical images, and historical artifacts in the assignment description.
• Control the narrative. Teachers can test the generated assignments before publishing them, add custom system instructions, and direct the conversation according to their vision and goals.

Teachers are already using this to create assignments ranging from “Debating the Declaration of Independence” to “Simulating Decisions During World War I”

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2. Study STEM and Language Arts with “Study Mode”

While we built our reputation on being the leading AI for Social Studies, we noticed something amazing: teachers were using our Humies (AI-powered historical figures) to teach Science, Language Arts, and Math.

We are officially supporting this with Study Mode. Students can now ask historical figures to “Explain X,” “Go deeper,” or “Help me prepare for an exam.” This feature bridges the gap between the humanities and hard sciences in our platform:

• Abraham Lincoln can debate the foundations of government.
• Thomas Edison can explain physics concepts.
• Leonardo da Vinci can walk students through trigonometry.
• Alan Turing can provide an intro to JavaScript.
• Jane Austen can analyze literary passages.

Study Mode supports rich text formatting, including tables, code blocks, and mathematical formulas, making Humy a cross-curricular supplementary tool.

With Study Mode, students can use the platform to prepare for exams, get extra help with homework, and learn new concepts using inquiry-based learning across the curriculum.

Try Study Mode by asking Humy to go into depth on your favorite subject.

3. Reclaim your time with 90+ teacher AI tools

AI has tremendous potential for education, but teachers shouldn’t have to be prompt engineers to use it. You need tools that work instantly and give you your evenings back.

We are launching a suite of 90 conversational AI tools designed to automate specific classroom and school tasks.

Here are some of the most requested tools we are releasing:

For Social Studies & History Instruction:

• DBQ Builder: Instantly generate Document-Based Questions to test analytical skills.
• Primary Source “Modernizer”: Adapt old texts into accessible language for students without losing context.
• Unit Plan Generator: Turn an idea into a unit in seconds.

For Assessment & Differentiation:

• Rubric Builder: Create detailed grading criteria for any project.
• Reading Level Adjuster: Modify complex texts to fit different grade levels instantly.
• IEP Support Tool: Draft Individualized Education Plans based on your observations and accommodation suggestions.

For Administration:

• Professional Email: Draft clear, empathetic emails to colleagues or administration.
• Report Card Generator: Synthesize student progress into professional comments.
• Letter of Recommendation: Meaningful letters for your seniors applying to college.

Uniquely, Humy allows you to:

• Personalize Everything: Create many variations of each tool specifically for your school, class, or even an individual student.
• Save, Copy, Print: All conversations and generated materials are auto-saved, so you never lose an idea. You can also copy or print them at any time to use in Google Docs or on paper.
• Generate texts with formulas, tables, lists, basic plots to match the demands of various subjects.

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4. Enhanced privacy & integrations for schools and districts

Your students’ privacy and ease of use are our top priority. Based on requests from districts, we have expanded access options:

• Anonymous Student Access: Share AI tools that require no student data input - perfect for quick engagement without grading.
• Web Embedding: Use our iframe integration to place an interview with a historical figure inside your existing webpages, such as school websites.
• QR Code: Embed Humies into physical spaces like classrooms, libraries, and exhibitions to enable students to scan a code and instantly chat with related historical figures.

Explore Integration Options

Many of the new features, like interviews with enhanced privacy and Iframe integration, have been used successfully by PBS South Florida  on an educational history exhibition over the past few months.

Stepping into 2026 together

We’re deeply grateful for the trust and partnerships that shaped our work in 2025. Our mission remains the same: to support educators by giving them practical, effective tools that help every student reach their full potential, whether in schools, universities, or museums.

We believe that technology can serve educators and learners exceptionally well if implemented with a human touch, and we are committed to improving the product based on feedback from the community.

As we head into 2026, we’re excited to see how educators across the U.S. and around the world will use our updated product to engage students and bring learning to life.