Teachers and students across the U.S. are testing an AI-powered tutor that could change the way education works.
Khanmigo, created by Khan Academy founder Sal Khan, was designed to help students learn and teachers teach. Khan, whose lectures and educational software have been used for years by tens of millions, immediately saw the potential of AI for education.
“It was pretty obvious this technology was going to transform society,” he said. “It was pretty heady stuff.”
Launching Khanmigo
Khan has been finding creative ways to help kids learn since 2005. After getting degrees in math, computer science and engineering from MIT and an MBA from Harvard, Khan was working for a hedge fund when he started recording math videos to help tutor his young cousins.
Not long after, with the help of donors including Bill Gates, Khan quit his finance job and started the education nonprofit Khan Academy.
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