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☆ An Indian science graduate was promised a job in Dubai but was tricked into fighting for Russia, reports say
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-03 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

One person said his brother had been promised a job in Dubai but ended up on the front lines in Ukraine. NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementSome Indian nationals are being tricked into fighting for the Russian army after having been promised jobs in Dubai, Le Monde reported. About 20 Indians are thought to have fallen victim to similar schemes and are now caught on the front lines in Russia.

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Sal Khan, 31, earns $220,000 a year and lives with his parents in Houston. "I do think my relationship now has been the best with my parents than it has been before," Khan tells CNBC Make It. But that won't be the end of his living arrangement with this parents: Khan hopes to move his parents to his new home, too. The bulk of his savings are earmarked for more down payments on properties, Khan says. Sal Khan hopes that sharing his story will dispel the stigma about living with parents as an adult.

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☆ Living on $220K a year—and rooming with my parents
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-26 | by ( Raffi Paul | Jennifer Liu | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailLiving on $220K a year—and rooming with my parentsSal Khan, 31, moved from California to Texas to live with his parents during the 2020 pandemic. They insisted on not charging him rent. He saw this as an opportunity to build a stronger relationship with his parents, save money and potentially purchase his own property in the future. Now, almost four years later, he has been able to save over $200,000 and has a real estate portfolio consisting of four properties across the U.S.06:32 27 minutes ago

Persons: Sal Khan Locations: California, Texas

☆ How to use AI as a career tool to get a promotion at work faster
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-24 | by ( Rachel Curry | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

According to a McKinsey report from 2022 based on a decade of data, role transitions are inherent in labor markets. The generative AI platform dubs itself a "tutor for learners" and an "assistant for teachers." Meanwhile, nonprofit organization All Star Code had a scholar visualize themselves progressing in their tech career over the next decade by creating a 30-second video using generative AI platform Runway. There lies the ultimate caveat in AI-enabled career transitions. Panetta feels like the human role in hiring — regardless of the qualifications of candidates — will play a potentially bigger role in career transitions.

Persons: Yee, Lareina Yee, Karen Panetta, That's, Panetta, Sal Khan, Bill Gates, Khan, —, Bias, doesn't Organizations: McKinsey, Strategic, Institute of Electrical, Electronics Engineering, Tufts School of Engineering, Khan Academy, OpenAI Locations: America

☆ Our education system is declining, says Emerson Collective's Arne Duncan
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-06 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailOur education system is declining, says Emerson Collective's Arne DuncanEmerson Collective’s Arne Duncan and Khan Academy’s Sal Khan, join 'Power Lunch' to discuss the state of education in America.

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☆ In a world of infinite AI, the new luxury item will be humans
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( Alistair Barr | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

The same inevitable supply-and-demand dynamic is about to wash over us again with large language models and generative AI. AI models are trained on masses of data from the past. Humans are good at learning quickly from a small amount of data, while AI models need mountains of information to train on. Soon, human content creators will be vying for attention with content generated by AI models. 'Utility, value and signaling'Hartz, a venture capitalist who now chairs Eventbrite's board, says successful technologists will continue to spend heavily on human experiences.

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☆ AI chatbots let you 'interview' historical figures like Harriet Tubman. That's probably not a good idea.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-01 | by ( Nathan Rennolds | Lakshmi Varanasi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Some of these bots are intended to be educational tools — making classrooms interactive. Khanmigo and Hello HistoryThe Washington Post put one of these bots to the test, using Khan Academy's Khanmigo bot to "interview" Harriet Tubman, the US abolitionist. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe AI Tubman largely appeared to recount information that could be found on Wikipedia, but it did make some key errors and seemed to struggle to distinguish the quality of different sources. AdvertisementAdvertisementInsider asked the same question to Hello History, another historical AI chatbot, to see if it would fare any better. Effects on critical-thinking skillsGupta also pointed to a deeper issue with using bots as educational tools.

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☆ AI personal assistants are coming. That could change everything in our personal and work lives.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-18 | by ( Aaron Mok | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Some AI leaders say everyone will have an AI personal assistant in the near future. Since ChatGPT launched, users have integrated it into their personal and work lives. Some are using AI to plan vacations and meals, while others are using it to be more productive at work. Some are already using ChatGPT as an affordable alternative to a personal assistant. AdvertisementAdvertisementOthers have used generative AI to develop code, write legal briefs, generate marketing materials, and create student lesson plans.

Persons: ChatGPT, Mustafa Suleyman, —, Suleyman, It's, Sal Khan, Bill Gates, OpenAI Organizations: Service, CNBC, Khan Academy Locations: Wall, Silicon

☆ Meet Khan Academy's AI tutor
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-21 | by ( Nadia Bidarian | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

More than 8,000 teachers and students will test education nonprofit Khan Academy’s artificial intelligence tutor in the classroom this upcoming school year, toying with its interactive features and funneling feedback to Khan Academy if the AI botches an answer. A conversation between CNN's Nadia Bidarian and Khanmigo, Khan Academy's AI chatbot tutor. Khan Lab School is a separate nonprofit founded by Khan Academy CEO Sal Khan. Khan Academy’s in-the-works AI learning course “AI 101 for Teachers,” created in partnership with Code.org, ETS and the International Society for Technology in Education, offers a path toward AI literacy among teachers. Imperfect, but improvingAn AI “tutor” like Khanmigo is not immune to the flubs all large language models face: so-called hallucinations.

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☆ Bill Gates says he didn't find school 'interesting' and was 'lazy' at math when he was young
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-21 | by ( Sawdah Bhaimiya | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Microsoft's cofounder Bill Gates lacked motivation when he was at school and was 'lazy' at math. "Early on in math, I was kind of lazy," 67-year-old Gates said. "And a teacher in eighth grade said, you know: 'How come you're so lazy? Gates explained that the teacher would give him books to read and push him to do better. However, Gates has encouraged students to stick out the full four years of college to get the best out of their education.

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☆ Bill Gates thought school wasn't 'interesting' as a child—until a conversation with his 8th grade teacher
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-20 | by ( Ashton Jackson | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Even Bill Gates thought school was boring as a kid. While in middle school, Gates didn't find learning "interesting," he recently said on his "Unconfuse Me" podcast, in an episode featuring Khan Academy CEO Sal Khan. But the teacher spotted potential, and took the opportunity to encourage Gates to put some effort into his education. Gates went on to develop his mathematics and coding skills in high school, before dropping out of Harvard University to co-found Microsoft in 1975. "I do think the AI will be like a great high school teacher who really marks your essay, and you go back and think, 'OK, I need to step up there,'" Gates said.

Persons: Bill Gates, Gates, Sal Khan, we're, tiredness, Michael Roberto, Roberto, Warren Buffett Organizations: Khan, Bryant University, Harvard Business School, Harvard University, Microsoft Locations: Yale, U.S

☆ Bill Gates says A.I. could transform education: It 'will be like a great high school teacher' who always gives useful feedback
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-15 | by ( Tom Huddleston Jr. | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Bill Gates has a vision for how artificial intelligence could transform education — by mimicking your favorite high school English teacher. "Very few students get feedback [from software programs] on an essay that this could be clearer, you really skipped this piece and the reasoning," Gates said. Gates stopped short of saying AI could — or should — ever replace human teachers. Rather, chatbots could assist overworked teachers and help "close the [education] gap" for low-income students around the world, he said. Khan Academy is also experimenting with using the tool to help facilitate student discussions, potentially providing "an army of teaching assistants for every teacher," Khan added.

Persons: Bill Gates, chatbots, Gates, Sal Khan, Bing, Khan, Tovah Klein, Klein, Warren Buffett Organizations: Khan, Microsoft, Khan Academy, New York Times, Barnard College, CNBC

☆ 'The most stunning demo I've ever seen in my life': ChatGPT impressed Bill Gates by acing AP Bio exam
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-12 | by ( Jordan Hart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

On an episode of his "Unconfuse Me" podcast, Bill Gates explains how ChatGPT stunned him. ChatGPT achieved the highest possible score on an AP Bio exam while Gates watched. In a Thursday episode of his podcast, "Unconfuse Me," Gates spoke with Khan Academy CEO Sal Khan about "the most stunning demo I've ever seen in my life." The billionaire watched ChatGPT achieve the highest possible score on an AP Biology exam in August 2022. ChatGPT, a generative AI program, was created by Microsoft partner OpenAI, and has been the center of debates about education.

Persons: Bill Gates, ChatGPT, Gates, Sal Khan, OpenAI, Sam Altman, he's, I'm, they'll Organizations: Khan Academy, Microsoft, AP

☆ Bill Gates watched ChatGPT ace an AP Bio exam and went into 'a state of shock': 'Let's see where we can put it to good use'
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-11 | by ( Tom Huddleston Jr. | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Even tech icon Bill Gates says he was caught off-guard by the rapid development of artificial intelligence programs like ChatGPT. The story began last June when Gates first tested the AI-powered chatbot — developed by Microsoft partner OpenAI — and came away unimpressed. Two months later, OpenAI's developers came back, and Gates watched ChatGPT achieve the top score of five on the test. "I'm still, personally, in a state of shock at 'Wow, it is so good,'" Gates said. Still, the rapid development left Gates thoroughly impressed, and excited about the technology's potential applications: "Let's see where we can put it to good use," he said.

Persons: Bill Gates, Gates, Sal Khan, OpenAI —, Sam Altman, I'm Organizations: Khan, Microsoft, AP

☆ Biden to meet with A.I. experts in San Francisco
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-20 | by ( Lauren Feiner | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

President Joe Biden will meet with with artificial intelligence experts in San Francisco on Tuesday as the U.S. government continues to grapple with how best to regulate the technology, according to a White House official. Biden is expected to meet with eight experts involved in researching AI or advocating on its potential impacts. The issue has generated a lot of discussion in the Biden administration, with White House principals meeting to discuss AI two to three times a week, according to a White House official. In May, Vice President Kamala Harris hosted executives in the AI space, including OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Google CEO Sundar Pichai. Biden is also expected to fundraise for his 2024 reelection campaign during his visit out West, according to The Associated Press.

Persons: Joe Biden, Biden, Tristan Harris, Jim Steyer, Joy Buolamwin, Sal Khan, Kamala Harris, Sam Altman, Sundar Pichai, Altman, fundraise, Emma Kinery Organizations: League of Conservation, White, Center for Humane Technology, Media, Khan Academy, Google, Associated Press Locations: Washington ,, San Francisco, Washington

☆ Akhand Bharat: Why a map in India's new Parliament is making its neighbors nervous
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-13 | by ( Rhea Mogul | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Akhand Bharat,” tweeted Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Pralhad Joshi alongside a photograph of the map. “Akhand Bharat in (the) New Parliament. It also took place on the birthday of the late Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, the man widely considered to have developed the Hindutva ideology and one of the first proponents of Akhand Bharat. “We have to see the dream of Akhand Bharat in this lifetime and it has started with (this),” said deputy chief minister of the state of Maharashtra, Devendra Fadnavis. Faisal Khan/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images/FileExperts say such rhetoric has made India’s neighbors nervous.

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☆ AI is going to offer every student a personalized tutor, founder of Khan Academy says
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-04 | by ( Will Gendron | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Sal Khan, the founder of Khan Academy, recently gave a TED Talk on AI's potential impact on education. The technology could offer personalized tutors to every student at a large scale, he said. Sal Khan, the founder of Khan Academy, an educational nonprofit that aims to provide free learning resources, is not necessarily fearful of the technology. In a TED Talk that was released this week, Khan explained the potential benefits of AI across the field of education, likening the possibilities to a personalized tutor for every student. Khan said AI could also offer personalized assistance to teachers, by helping with pre-class work like lesson planning, filling out report cards, and general administrative tasks.

☆ Opinion | A.I. Could Actually Be a Boon to Education
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-03 | by ( Peter Coy | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Those are crazy high benefit-cost ratios, considering that a lot of nonprofits would be happy with a ratio of 10 to 1. I’m citing it because Khan has a new plan to make the ratio, whatever it is, even higher. I watched a TED Talk he gave on April 18 about his A.I. “My intellectual selfishness is that I really like making videos,” Khan told me. (Though he’s no longer the only person making videos.)

☆ The evolution of ChatGPT will fuel the future of higher education, says Udacity's Sebastian Thrun
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-27 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailThe evolution of ChatGPT will fuel the future of higher education, says Udacity's Sebastian ThrunSebastian Thrun, chairman and co-founder of Udacity, and Sal Khan, CEO of the Khan Academy, join 'The Exchange' to discuss the influence of AI technology on the software engineering landscape, disrupting higher education with mentorship programs and an emerging blended model of high school and college education.

☆ A.I. and education can go hand and hand, says Khan Academy's Sal Khan
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-08 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailA.I. and education can go hand and hand, says Khan Academy's Sal KhanSal Khan, Khan Academy CEO, joins 'The Exchange' to discuss AI's impact in the classroom as Big Tech battles for the space.

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