Chatbots Have a Math Problem and a People Problem

A conversation with Sal Khan and a bunch of education foundation reps.

Last week, I was invited to chat behind closed doors with a working group on generative AI consisting of a bunch of representatives from education foundations. This group has money to pass around and is wondering, “Should we pass this money around to generative AI projects? How much and which kinds?” I was invited to offer my perspective on classroom applications of generative AI. My perspective, as you may know, is more pessimistic than the median education technologist’s and certainly more pessimistic than the other guest this group brought in for the conversation: Sal Khan. Whereas I…

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