How I Built This with Guy Raz When AI is your personal tutor with Sal Khan of Khan Academy
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Jul 27, 2023 
Sal Khan, founder of Khan Academy, shares his vision for revolutionizing education with Khanmigo, an AI-driven tutoring platform. He discusses how the pandemic accelerated online learning and how AI can become a personal tutor for every student. Sal also addresses the ethical challenges of using AI in education, including issues of bias and academic integrity. He emphasizes the mission to provide free, quality education while exploring sustainable models for non-profits in the ed-tech sector.
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Khan Academy's Pandemic Traffic
- Khan Academy's traffic tripled during the initial week of global shutdowns due to increased demand.
- However, it normalized after a few months as schools adapted to online learning and screen fatigue set in.
Khan Academy's Impact on Learning Loss
- Studies show students using Khan Academy for 15 minutes per week avoided pandemic learning loss.
- Students using it for 30-60 minutes accelerated learning by 40% compared to pre-pandemic norms.
Initial Interaction with GPT-4
- Sal Khan received an email from Sam Altman to check out GPT-4.
- Initially skeptical, a demo showcasing GPT-4's reasoning and question generation capabilities impressed him.