For Khan, the new era is bittersweet. He has created a model for responsible AI — a chain that requires AI software makers to be humble and collaborative; subject experts to do rigorous testing and customization; and government entities to be responsible but open-minded. But in transitioning his life’s work to AI, he’s confronting his own obsolescence. “It’s like, I used to have dreams!” Khan says. “I spent a lot of the last 17 years making videos, I’ve made like seven or 8,000 videos at this point. And a little part of me — maybe a big part of me — dreamt that this would be one of my legacies. Khanmigo will probably be able to generate videos customized for any lesson in the next few years. Sal Khan will have to content himself with being a friendly ghost in a very useful machine.
