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Salman Khan

AI won't destroy education. It'll save it.

Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Khan Academy

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As Founder and CEO of the nonprofit Khan Academy, Salman Khan seeks to remove the barriers to education that leave over 600 million children lacking basic math and reading skills. His free, world-class curriculum—available to anyone, anywhere—has made a massive impact, with the academy’s videos reaching over a billion views. Now, Sal is using the power of AI to make education even more accessible to students around the world. He’s giving every student a personal tutor with the introduction of the revolutionary Khanmigo, an AI-powered teacher that The Washington Post calls “the best model we have for how to develop and implement AI for the public good.” In talks, Sal shares how we can revolutionize education with technology, open interaction, and a personalized approach to learning.

“I discovered Sal Khan and Khan Academy like most other people—by using these incredible tools with my own kids. Sal Khan’s vision and energy for how technology could fundamentally transform education is contagious. He’s a true pioneer in integrating technology and learning.”— Bill Gates

Recognized for his incredible influence in the field of education, Sal Khan has been profiled by 60 Minutes, featured on the cover of Forbes, and named one of TIME’s 100 Most Influential People in the World. His passion project, the Khan Academy, started humbly when he began tutoring his cousins and a few family friends in math. Soon, word spread, demand grew, and the Khan Academy was born. Today, the platform has more than 62 million registered users across 190 countries, each able to access practice exercises, instructional videos, and a personalized dashboard to help students learn at their own pace.

With the AI explosion, Sal saw an opportunity to use this new technology to revolutionize education. With this new technology, every student gains an edge. It “could take your average student and turn them into an exceptional student,” says Sal. “It can take your below-average student and turn them into an above-average student.” Boasting a state-of-the-art, adaptive technology, Khan Academy has partnered with world-class institutions such as NASA, New York’s Museum of Modern Art, and MIT. The technology has had a reported meaningful impact for students attending top schools such as Stanford, Princeton, and Yale, especially those who are first-generation college students.

In his book, The One World Schoolhouse, praised by both Bill Gates and Al Gore, Sal outlines his vision for the future of education: liberating teachers from mandated curriculums and encouraging human interaction in classrooms. The ideas in One World are the basis for Khan Lab School, an independent off-shoot of the Khan Academy, that offers a collaborative, project-based learning approach to a mixed-age student group.

Sal holds three degrees from MIT and an MBA from Harvard Business School. While at MIT, he taught MCAT prep courses and was named Teacher of the year by a national prep test company.

Testimonials

Terrific and inspiring indeed. It had been a couple of years since I had seen Salman speak, and his sense of humor was better than ever. He got a standing ovation, and many people wanted to come up and say hello and thank him. As always, he was incredibly gracious and lovely to work with. I look forward to the next one.

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AI Won't Destroy EducationIt'll Save it

After the explosion of AI, teachers and parents around the world worried that it would completely undermine education as we know it. But Sal Khan, founder of the non-profit Khan Academy, says that doesn’t have to be the case. “We’re at the cusp of using AI for the biggest positive transformation that education has ever seen,” says Sal.

In this talk, Sal uses his extensive experience and thorough research to break down how to use AI in education, from giving every student an amazing personal tutor and every teacher an intelligent teaching assistant, to exploring different methods of learning for students around the world.

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The One World School HouseEducation Reimagined

Join Sal Khan as he tells the inspiring story of how he founded the not-for-profit Khan Academy and how the organization is educating millions of people worldwide. With over 150,000 practice problems and 52 million registered students in 190 countries, Khan Academy is rethinking the world of education. Khan will also share his thoughts on what education reimagined could look like and how his dream of providing a free, world-class education for anyone, anywhere could become a reality.