Khan Academy Founder Unveils Khanmigo - An AI Math Tutor for Students
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Sal Khan, founder of Khan Academy, has created Khanmigo, an AI tutor built on top of ChatGPT that provides customized math tutoring.
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Khanmigo fixes issues like GPT's weakness at math and tendency to make up facts by integrating Khan Academy's educational content.
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The tool provides a model for developing AI responsibly for public benefit with guardrails to monitor interactions.
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Khan leveraged connections to convince state education leaders like Indiana's Secretary of Education to pilot Khanmigo in schools.
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Early trials show strong engagement from students and teachers, though the technology may make Khan's own educational videos obsolete over time.