This article is a classic straw man. It supposes a simplified and trite intent of KA then goes on to explain why THAT intent is doomed from the start. I mostly

This article is a classic straw man. It supposes a simplified and trite intent of KA then goes on to explain why THAT intent is doomed from the start. I mostly used KA between 2010-2015, and received immense benefit. These were the years it was MOSTLY “just videos”. Having revisited more recently, I found the gamification, quizzes, etc. simply distracting. My understanding is that he started KA as a private YouTube channel to tutor his own family members, made it public, and it grew in popularity organically. I haven’t used khanmigo, but given the climate and evolution of LLMs over the last 6 years, it is a completely reasonable goal to attempt to employ them in learning (though it sounds like it was not as effective as planned for.. reasons). KA never pretended to be “all you need” for learning. It was always at least an excellent supplement to a given curriculum, and Sal’s genuine interest in the videos he narrates always sounded (to me) as palpably genuine which also goes a long way. There is a reason most textbook chapters have an initial section called “motivation”. The primary job of a teacher is to incite interest, and potentially direction at strategic points… As the adage goes: You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make it drink.