Artificial intelligence often induces fear, awe or some panicked combination of both for its impressive ability to generate unique human-like text in seconds. But its implications for cheating in the classroom — and its sometimes comically wrong answers to basic questions — have left some in academia discouraging its use in school or outright banning AI tools like ChatGPT.
This article discusses Khan Academy's chatbot tutor, which many teachers and students are utilizing artificial intelligence tutor in the classroom. This AI tutor assist students with subjects like math, science, and even helps them improve their storytelling skills. In addition, the chatbot has enhanced with implemented guardrails to prevent them from cheating, instead it focuses on pinpointing and explaining their mistakes. Khanmigo is coaching students, guiding students through their errors and offering helpful hints to help them think clearly.