Why Kids Won't Use Khanmigo

Khanmigo – Why Kids Don’t Use It

 

This is a solo episode, inspired by a recent announcement by Sal Khan admitting that Khanmigo, Khan Academy’s AI tutor, failed to revolutionize education, as he had previously predicted it would. Eric Byron bought into the early hype around Khanmigo, and this is his reflection on why he was also wrong about its potential.

 

The Education Innovators Podcast is a set of conversations between Eric Byron and guests from all aspects of education around the world. We look for innovative ideas and practical examples of things happening in schools and learning environments that are of interest to teachers, corporate trainers, school administrators, EdTech providers, students, parents, and anyone else interested in education.

 

Links:

 

Article from Chalkbeat that inspired this episode:

https://www.chalkbeat.org/2026/04/09/sal-khan-reflects-on-ai-in-schools-and-khanmigo/

 

The Education Innovators Podcast Facebook page:  https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61551034804742

 

The Education Innovators Podcast YouTube channel:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLru4kYugzLerU1S8mQu2Jo2-jX6H_3kd3

 

The Human Intelligence movement:

https://www.humanintelligencemovement.org/

 

This podcast is produced entirely by Eric Byron.

You can contact Eric at eric@edinnovationpod.com