What if AI “augmented” teachers, while motivating students?

Decryption This is the optimistic vision of Salman Khan, founder of the NGO Khan Academy, which proposes artificial intelligence calibrated to become an assistant for teachers and a tutor for students.

By Dominique Nora

Published on September 9, 2025 at 5:30 p.m.

Salman Khan, founder of the NGO Khan Academy (left), and Kevin Scott, CTO and Executive Vice President of Artificial Intelligence at Microsoft, at the Microsoft Briefing conference in Seattle, Washington, on May 21, 2024. — Salman Khan, founder of the NGO Khan Academy (left), and Kevin Scott, CTO and Executive Vice President of Artificial Intelligence at Microsoft, during the Microsoft Briefing conference in Seattle, Washington, on May 21, 2024. JASON REDMOND/AFP

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As the school year begins, countless middle and high school teachers are at a loss: in addition to their usual worries, they are facing the unavoidable puzzle of new so-called generative artificial intelligence (AI). According to the Ecolhuma association's AI Barometer , 80% of high school students use AI at least once a week. Many homework assignments are now signed ChatGPT or Perplexity! Copy-and-paste projects that "short-circuit" the very meaning of learning.

What if, instead of posing a disruptive threat, generative AI became a valuable aid for teachers? A tool that would save them time on tedious tasks, allowing them to focus on what matters most: better motivating their flock and personalizing…