Salman Khan, photographed at a TED Talk in 2011.
Help in algebra and trig, social studies and math, all meet the student where they are at.
In a recent TED Talk, Khan gave a demonstration of the possibilities with their new chatbot, Khanmigo.
Salman Khan, photographed at a TED Talk in 2011. (Photo: Steve Jurvetson viaWikimedia Commons,CC BY 2.0)
In fact, it can be a personal tutor uniquely tailored to every student’s needs.
Problems of scale have held back achieving this reality.
However, Khan introduced Khanmigo.
Like a true teacher, the bot catches mistakes and asks the student to explain their work.
In this way, they learn.
The bot is also moderated by another bot and conversations are recorded and viewed by their teachers.
The bot can even advise students much like a high school guidance counselor.
Schools are underfunded and understaffed, a problem AI and Khan Academy cannot cure alone.
