AI is now being introduced into education world wide and a good example is Khan Academy, a FREE online education platform with courses on a wide range of topics. Here is an earlier blog
Founded by Salman Khan, a former hedge fund analyst, Khan Academy, a not for profit organisation, has over 6,500 videos that have been viewed over 1.8 billion times in 190 countries and 30 languages. It has educated to near PhD standard, many people in poor countries. All that is needed is an internet connection, smartphone or computer.
AI Is a Personal Assistant
One of the biggest advances is the use of an AI personal assistant. This is like an ever patient, extremely qualified person helping individuals. Many people, especially children are afraid to ask a teacher in class for fear of embarrassment. But AI is impersonal and private, instantly telling students what they need to know so they make progress fast. While not yet perfect AI is learning on the job and Google’s Bard is now incorporating Gemini II, which will improve it greatly.
The Khan Academy’s AI powered personal assistant can help track progress, identify areas where the student needs more help and provide personalised feedback.
Courses For Adults
Here are some of the courses that may interest you:
- Personal Finance
- Financial Literacy
- World History
- Local History
- Internet Safety
- Social Media
- Art History
- Story Telling
Here is the complete list
Sal Khan is an intriguing character, the son of Bangladesh immigrants, he is smart, charismatic and funny. Here is one of his early videos.
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Excellent CK. Very interesting and informative. Really enjoyed the WW2 clips.
Warwick
Always good to hear from you. WW2 clips? Didn’t know there were any??
Hi Campbell,
Sorry I’ve been off the radar for a while due to my ongoing back injuries coupled with my many travels to PNG in 2023.
Thanks again for you blog on AI. I’m all for AI as a tool for standardizing training and removing much of the subjective content of many training institutions. A completely standardized curriculum without much of the rubbish that has crept its way into our training syllabi at all levels would be welcomed by most rationally thinking people. AI would certainly have the potential to level the playing field and would not permit much of the outrageous content that many of our educators pass on as a fact to those studying at all levels. Of course, the main issue would be the moderators of the AI content in these days of woke teaching which I note is progressively getting worse.
To you and all your family, friends and fellow blog followers we firstly wish you a Happy and safe Christmas (regardless of religious beliefs’) and likewise for a prosperous New Year.
Finally, thank you for all your time and effort with your blogs.
Best regards, Peter & Julie
Peter
Hope the back is improving. Thanks for the comment, as always.
Yes, I trust you and Julie also had a great Christmas and all the best for 2024.
This sounds like the guy that set up a computer with internet access in a wall in a poor country and watched as kids got to play with it. Some ended up teaching themselves sophisticated topics
Ian
People who want to learn can always find a way.
Two things make me nervous about AI. One thing is all the hype around it. Another more telling thing is that I don’t know how it works and could not begin to replicate it. And what really bothers me is that this is despite my experience with computers, writing algorithms to solve problems and simulating processes to optimize outcomes. Perhaps I need an AI for dummies guide?
Graham
I suspect this is why AI is what it is, devised by small armies of very bright usually young people who, unlike us, grew up in the computer age. I just use it as it creates shortcuts to what I want to know and learns on the job. Love it!