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The role of AI in the classroom

A teacher starts to reset up her classrooms at Freedom Preparatory Academy in Provo, Utah. (Photo by George Frey/Getty Images)
A teacher starts to reset up her classrooms at Freedom Preparatory Academy in Provo, Utah. (Photo by George Frey/Getty Images)

A new program created by Khan Academy is using AI to help students and teachers.

Their chatbot acts as a tutor for students and creates lesson plans for teachers. It also tracks student progress for educators.

Khan Academy founder Sal Khan joins us to talk about the program and his new book, “Brave New Words: How AI Will Revolutionize Education (and Why That’s a Good Thing).”

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Arfie Ghedi